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Rapides 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, 25th Representative District, Office "A"

Jeanette T. Brady (Democrat) won with 46.3% of the vote.

  • Jeanette T. Brady DemocratElected

    46.3% 357 votes

  • Nancy Grandquist Fields DemocratDefeated

    39.3% 303 votes

  • Susan Bize Freundlich DemocratDefeated

    14.4% 111 votes

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

771 votes cast.

DSCC Member, 25th Representative District, Office "B"

Chris J. Roy, Sr. (Democrat) won with 64.2% of the vote.

  • Chris J. Roy, Sr. DemocratElected

    64.2% 533 votes

  • Jerry Guillory DemocratDefeated

    35.8% 297 votes

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

830 votes cast.

DSCC Member, 26th Representative District, Office "A"

Mary L. Wardsworth (Democrat) won with 63.7% of the vote.

  • Mary L. Wardsworth DemocratElected

    63.7% 314 votes

  • Alice Hammond DemocratDefeated

    36.3% 179 votes

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

493 votes cast.

DPEC Member(s), at Large

Brian D. Cespiva (Democrat), Alice Hammond (Democrat), George E. Hearn (Democrat), Jerry Guillory (Democrat), and James R. Roland, Jr. (Democrat) won.

  • Brian D. Cespiva DemocratElected

    22.3% 1,504 votes

  • Alice Hammond DemocratElected

    14.5% 979 votes

  • George E. Hearn DemocratElected

    14.2% 957 votes

  • Jerry Guillory DemocratElected

    14.1% 950 votes

  • James R. Roland, Jr. DemocratElected

    13.5% 910 votes

2 other candidates: 21.5% together
Larry Paige Democrat12.1%814
Susan Bize Freundlich Democrat9.4%635

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

6,749 votes cast.

DPEC Member, District F

Everett C. Hobbs (Democrat) won with 50.6% of the vote.

  • Everett C. Hobbs DemocratElected

    50.6% 126 votes

  • Mary L. Wardsworth DemocratDefeated

    49.4% 123 votes

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

249 votes cast.

RSCC Member(s), 22nd Representative District

Henry L. "Hank" Cooksey (Republican) and Ira Preuett (Republican) won.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Rapides Parish: Henry L. "Hank" Cooksey 36.7%, Ira Preuett 27.1%, Sam Brimer 12.6%, James I. Sandifer 14.0%.

  • Henry L. "Hank" Cooksey RepublicanElected

    33.7% 419 votes

  • Ira Preuett RepublicanElected

    27.5% 342 votes

  • Sam Brimer RepublicanDefeated

    13.6% 169 votes

  • James I. Sandifer RepublicanDefeated

    13.4% 166 votes

  • Lew Lasyone RepublicanDefeated

    11.8% 146 votes

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

1,242 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
Catahoula ParishHenry L. "Hank" Cooksey46.9%
Grant ParishIra Preuett32.7%
LaSalle ParishHenry L. "Hank" Cooksey45.3%
Rapides ParishHenry L. "Hank" Cooksey36.7%

RSCC Member(s), 25th Representative District

"Chuck" Tosten (Republican) and "Bob" Greiner (Republican) won.

  • "Chuck" Tosten RepublicanElected

    45.6% 617 votes

  • "Bob" Greiner RepublicanElected

    31.8% 430 votes

  • Wayne Ryan RepublicanDefeated

    22.7% 307 votes

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

1,354 votes cast.

RSCC Member(s), 27th Representative District

Randy Wiggins (Republican) and Robert A "Bob" Corley III (Republican) won.

  • Randy Wiggins RepublicanElected

    46.3% 596 votes

  • Robert A "Bob" Corley III RepublicanElected

    31.6% 407 votes

  • "Rich" Dupree RepublicanDefeated

    22.0% 283 votes

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

1,286 votes cast.

RSCC Member(s), 30th Representative District

Michael Reese (Republican) and Lester P. Kees (Republican) won.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Rapides Parish: Michael Reese 56.1%, Lester P. Kees 26.8%, Thomas A. Self 17.1%.

  • Michael Reese RepublicanElected

    44.6% 341 votes

  • Lester P. Kees RepublicanElected

    37.8% 289 votes

  • Thomas A. Self RepublicanDefeated

    17.6% 135 votes

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

765 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMichael ReeseLester P. KeesThomas A. SelfTurnout
Beauregard Parish54.2%3228.8%1716.9%10
Rapides Parish56.1%2326.8%1117.1%7
Vernon Parish43.0%28639.2%26117.7%118

Statewide and federal races in Rapides 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 Rapides Parish: "Al" Gore 68.2%, Bill Bradley 22.4%, Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. 4.2%, "Randy" Crow 5.2%.

  • "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: Rapides 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 Rapides Parish: George W. Bush 85.0%, John McCain 6.9%, Alan Keyes 6.7%, "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: Rapides Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

102,912 votes cast.