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Ascension Parish

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

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City of Donaldsonville

Mayor, City of Donaldsonville

No one got a majority, so Harold Capello (Democrat) and Raymond "Ray" Jacobs (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Harold Capello DemocratIn runoff

    47.4% 1,314 votes

  • Raymond "Ray" Jacobs DemocratIn runoff

    36.2% 1,003 votes

  • John Lewis DemocratDefeated

    16.4% 453 votes

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

2,770 votes cast.

Commissioner of Finance, City of Donaldsonville

No one got a majority, so Guy M. Poche' (Democrat) and Cherie W. Fernandez, Jr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Guy M. Poche' DemocratIn runoff

    46.3% 1,244 votes

  • Cherie W. Fernandez, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    28.3% 759 votes

  • Carnell Bailey DemocratDefeated

    25.4% 681 votes

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

2,684 votes cast.

Commissioner of District 1, City of Donaldsonville

Anthony "Tony" Huey (Democrat) won with 55.8% of the vote.

  • Anthony "Tony" Huey DemocratElected

    55.8% 447 votes

  • Andrew Richardson DemocratDefeated

    37.2% 298 votes

  • Thomas C. Dawson DemocratDefeated

    7.0% 56 votes

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

801 votes cast.

Commissioner of District 2, City of Donaldsonville

No one got a majority, so "Joe" Bonadona (Democrat) and Carl L. Capone (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • "Joe" Bonadona DemocratIn runoff

    43.7% 406 votes

  • Carl L. Capone DemocratIn runoff

    29.2% 272 votes

  • Joyce Carter DemocratDefeated

    27.1% 252 votes

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

930 votes cast.

Commissioner of District 3, City of Donaldsonville

Leroy Sullivan (Democrat) won with 53.7% of the vote.

  • Leroy Sullivan DemocratElected

    53.7% 529 votes

  • Mike Sullivan DemocratDefeated

    34.1% 336 votes

  • Clarence Henry, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    7.7% 76 votes

  • Donald Ray Henry DemocratDefeated

    4.6% 45 votes

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

986 votes cast.

City of Gonzales

Council Member, Division D, City of Gonzales

No one got a majority, so Terance L. Irvin (Democrat) and Harold L. Stewart (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Terance L. Irvin DemocratIn runoff

    43.2% 527 votes

  • Harold L. Stewart DemocratIn runoff

    32.1% 392 votes

  • Kenneth Cutno DemocratDefeated

    24.7% 301 votes

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

1,220 votes cast.