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Red River Parish

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

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Cities, towns, and villages

Village of Martin

Chief of Police, Village of Martin

No one got a majority, so John Youngblood (Democrat) and Randy Thomas (Other party) went to a runoff.

  • John Youngblood DemocratIn runoff

    45.3% 141 votes

  • Randy Thomas Other partyIn runoff

    38.6% 120 votes

  • W. D. Price DemocratDefeated

    16.1% 50 votes

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

311 votes cast.

Party committees

RSCC Member(s), 24th Representative District

Gerald Holland (Republican) and Harold Ledford (Republican) won.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Red River Parish: Gerald Holland 57.1%, Harold Ledford 28.5%, Bobby E Williams 6.5%, J. Casey Simpson 7.9%.

  • Gerald Holland RepublicanElected

    42.1% 642 votes

  • Harold Ledford RepublicanElected

    32.0% 487 votes

  • Bobby E Williams RepublicanDefeated

    14.3% 218 votes

  • J. Casey Simpson RepublicanDefeated

    11.6% 177 votes

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

1,524 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishGerald HollandHarold LedfordBobby E WilliamsJ. Casey SimpsonTurnout
Bienville Parish44.6%10330.7%7112.6%2912.1%28
De Soto Parish40.0%3432.9%2816.5%1410.6%9
Red River Parish57.1%23028.5%1156.5%267.9%32
Sabine Parish34.2%27533.9%27318.5%14913.4%108

Statewide and federal races in Red River 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 Red River Parish: "Al" Gore 69.1%, Bill Bradley 20.1%, Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. 4.6%, "Randy" Crow 6.2%.

  • "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: Red River 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 Red River Parish: George W. Bush 91.9%, John McCain 7.4%, Alan Keyes 0.4%, "Steve" Forbes 0.4%.

  • 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: Red River Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

102,912 votes cast.