An independent guide to Louisiana local government. This is not an official government website.

Louisiana Data & Defense FoundationLouisiana parish and local government directory

Election day is Tuesday, November 3

What's on the ballot and key dates

On the ballot: U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and proposed constitutional amendments, plus local races in some areas.

  • Early voting and absentee ballot requests are now closed.
  • Mailed absentee ballots must reach your parish registrar of voters by Monday, November 2 at 4:30 p.m. A postmark does not count, so mail it early.
  • On election day, polls are open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. If you are in line when polls close, you can still vote.

Every race on the ballotSee your sample ballot and polling placeAll election dates and deadlinesSecretary of State election hotline: 1-800-883-2805

Vernon Parish

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

Other elections here
Every election in Vernon Parish
Other parishes
Local results for every parish that day
Parish offices today
Vernon Parish offices and contacts

Cities, towns, and villages

Village of Simpson

Mayor, Village of Simpson

Donnis Brinkley (Democrat) won with 52.8% of the vote.

  • Donnis Brinkley DemocratElected

    52.8% 177 votes

  • Joe Parker DemocratDefeated

    47.2% 158 votes

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

335 votes cast.

Aldermen, Village of Simpson

Roger Bennett (Democrat), Gene Stephens (Republican), and W. D. Reeder (Democrat) won.

  • Roger Bennett DemocratElected

    28.5% 259 votes

  • Gene Stephens RepublicanElected

    22.2% 202 votes

  • W. D. Reeder DemocratElected

    21.4% 194 votes

  • James O. Mashburn, Sr. Other partyDefeated

    16.1% 146 votes

  • R. J. Marie DemocratDefeated

    11.8% 107 votes

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

908 votes cast.

Party committees

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 Vernon Parish: Michael Reese 43.0%, Lester P. Kees 39.2%, Thomas A. Self 17.7%.

  • 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: Vernon 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

RSCC Member(s), 31st Representative District

Linda Blankenship Labue (Republican) won with 55.5% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Vernon Parish: Linda Blankenship Labue 36.4%, Douglas C. Harper 40.0%, Ronald N. McIntyre 23.6%.

  • Linda Blankenship Labue RepublicanElected

    55.5% 197 votes

  • Douglas C. Harper RepublicanDefeated

    33.8% 120 votes

  • Ronald N. McIntyre RepublicanDefeated

    10.7% 38 votes

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

355 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishLinda Blankenship LabueDouglas C. HarperRonald N. McIntyreTurnout
Beauregard Parish59.0%17732.7%988.3%25
Vernon Parish36.4%2040.0%2223.6%13

Statewide and federal races in Vernon 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 Vernon Parish: "Al" Gore 60.9%, Bill Bradley 25.9%, Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. 7.2%, "Randy" Crow 6.0%.

  • "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: Vernon 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 Vernon Parish: George W. Bush 85.1%, John McCain 8.3%, Alan Keyes 5.0%, "Steve" Forbes 1.0%.

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

102,912 votes cast.