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Tensas Parish

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

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RSCC Member(s), 19th Representative District

Lisa Cox Reardon (Republican) and Richard Strong (Republican) won.

This race covers 7 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Tensas Parish: Lisa Cox Reardon 40.0%, Richard Strong 40.0%, Thomas W. Barham 0.0%, Dale Magoun 10.0%.

  • Lisa Cox Reardon RepublicanElected

    24.7% 472 votes

  • Richard Strong RepublicanElected

    23.0% 441 votes

  • Thomas W. Barham RepublicanDefeated

    18.8% 360 votes

  • Dale Magoun RepublicanDefeated

    13.0% 249 votes

2 other candidates: 20.5% together
"Ken" Diebel Republican11.4%219
"Joe" Lively Republican9.0%173

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

1,914 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
East Carroll ParishLisa Cox Reardon43.8%
Madison ParishDale Magoun40.6%
Morehouse ParishThomas W. Barham34.8%
Ouachita ParishLisa Cox Reardon26.6%
Richland ParishThomas W. Barham22.3%
Tensas ParishLisa Cox Reardon40.0%
West Carroll ParishRichard Strong44.5%

Statewide and federal races in Tensas 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 Tensas Parish: "Al" Gore 77.4%, Bill Bradley 14.8%, Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. 4.7%, "Randy" Crow 3.0%.

  • "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: Tensas 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 Tensas Parish: George W. Bush 85.5%, John McCain 7.2%, Alan Keyes 5.1%, "Steve" Forbes 0.7%.

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

102,912 votes cast.