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Plaquemines Parish

Local election results for Tuesday, March 14, 2000, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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DSCC Member, 105th Representative District, Office "B"

Merlis Broussard (Democrat) won with 63.1% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Plaquemines Parish: Merlis Broussard 57.9%, E. W. "Duffy" LaVigne 42.1%.

  • Merlis Broussard DemocratElected

    63.1% 578 votes

  • E. W. "Duffy" LaVigne DemocratDefeated

    36.9% 338 votes

No precinct map: Plaquemines Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

916 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMerlis BroussardE. W. "Duffy" LaVigneTurnout
Jefferson Parish72.9%9727.1%36
Lafourche Parish77.9%10922.1%31
Plaquemines Parish57.9%37242.1%271

RSCC Member(s), 105th Representative District

Christopher Leopold (Republican) and William Nungesser (Republican) won.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Plaquemines Parish: Christopher Leopold 45.0%, William Nungesser 40.8%, Betty Welsh 14.1%.

  • Christopher Leopold RepublicanElected

    43.7% 358 votes

  • William Nungesser RepublicanElected

    41.0% 336 votes

  • Betty Welsh RepublicanDefeated

    15.3% 125 votes

No precinct map: Plaquemines Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

819 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishChristopher LeopoldWilliam NungesserBetty WelshTurnout
Jefferson Parish29.8%2542.9%3627.4%23
Lafourche Parish47.8%3340.6%2811.6%8
Plaquemines Parish45.0%30040.8%27214.1%94

Statewide and federal races in Plaquemines Parish

Democratic presidential primary

"Al" Gore (Democrat) won with 73.0% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Plaquemines Parish: "Al" Gore 73.3%, Bill Bradley 21.0%, Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. 3.5%, "Randy" Crow 2.1%.

  • "Al" Gore DemocratElected

    73.0% 114,942 votes

  • Bill Bradley DemocratDefeated

    19.9% 31,385 votes

  • Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    3.9% 6,127 votes

  • "Randy" Crow DemocratDefeated

    3.2% 5,097 votes

No precinct map: Plaquemines Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

157,551 votes cast.

Democratic presidential primary

George W. Bush (Republican) won with 83.6% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Plaquemines Parish: George W. Bush 82.8%, John McCain 9.3%, Alan Keyes 6.5%, "Steve" Forbes 0.8%.

  • George W. Bush RepublicanElected

    83.6% 86,038 votes

  • John McCain RepublicanDefeated

    8.9% 9,165 votes

  • Alan Keyes RepublicanDefeated

    5.7% 5,900 votes

  • "Steve" Forbes RepublicanDefeated

    1.0% 1,041 votes

  • Gary Bauer RepublicanDefeated

    0.7% 768 votes

No precinct map: Plaquemines Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

102,912 votes cast.