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Allen Parish

Local election results for Saturday, October 7, 2000. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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Cities, towns, and villages

City of Oakdale

Chief of Police, City of Oakdale

No one got a majority, so Wilburn Perkins (Democrat) and Bobby R. Gordon (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Wilburn Perkins DemocratIn runoff

    49.9% 914 votes

  • Bobby R. Gordon DemocratIn runoff

    33.5% 614 votes

  • M. L. "Ski" Jeziorski RepublicanDefeated

    16.5% 303 votes

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

1,831 votes cast.

Council Member, at Large, City of Oakdale

Greg Strother (Democrat) won with 64.1% of the vote.

  • Greg Strother DemocratElected

    64.1% 1,157 votes

  • Scotty Potts Other partyDefeated

    35.9% 648 votes

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

1,805 votes cast.

Council Member, District 1, City of Oakdale

Nathan Benjamin (Democrat) won with 74.9% of the vote.

  • Nathan Benjamin DemocratElected

    74.9% 403 votes

  • Moses Wilson, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    25.1% 135 votes

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

538 votes cast.

Council Member, District 3, City of Oakdale

Roy W. Gordon (Democrat) won with 57.8% of the vote.

  • Roy W. Gordon DemocratElected

    57.8% 266 votes

  • Cleo Doyle DemocratDefeated

    42.2% 194 votes

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

460 votes cast.

Town of Oberlin

Alderman, District 4, Town of Oberlin

Wilbert Berry (Democrat) won with 50.4% of the vote.

  • Wilbert Berry DemocratElected

    50.4% 67 votes

  • Alfin Caesar DemocratDefeated

    49.6% 66 votes

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

133 votes cast.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Town of Kinder, Prop. #1, 10 Mills Renewal, Mayor & BOA

Passed: 67.1% voted yes and 32.9% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    67.1% 57 votes

  • No

    32.9% 28 votes

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

85 votes cast.

Town of Kinder, Prop. #2, 1% S/U, Mayor & BOA

Passed: 64.0% voted yes and 36.0% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    64.0% 55 votes

  • No

    36.0% 31 votes

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

86 votes cast.