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

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Calcasieu 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

Town of Iowa

Chief of Police, Town of Iowa

Charles "C. W." Ipes (Republican) won with 70.4% of the vote.

  • Charles "C. W." Ipes RepublicanElected

    70.4% 572 votes

  • "Fred" Burgess Other partyDefeated

    29.6% 240 votes

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

812 votes cast.

Town of Vinton

Councilman, Town of Vinton

Kenneth O. Stinson (Democrat) won with 70.9% of the vote.

  • Kenneth O. Stinson DemocratElected

    70.9% 421 votes

  • Paul Patin DemocratDefeated

    29.1% 173 votes

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

594 votes cast.

Courts and judges

District Judge, 14th JDC, Election Section 2, Division G

"Mike" Canaday (Democrat) won with 53.0% of the vote.

  • "Mike" Canaday DemocratElected

    53.0% 6,311 votes

  • Robert L. Wyatt DemocratDefeated

    47.0% 5,595 votes

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

11,906 votes cast.

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 6

No one got a majority, so "Tom" Threet (Democrat) and Joseph "Tony" Clark (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • "Tom" Threet DemocratIn runoff

    36.5% 536 votes

  • Joseph "Tony" Clark DemocratIn runoff

    34.2% 501 votes

  • Barbara Thompson DemocratDefeated

    29.3% 430 votes

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

1,467 votes cast.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

City of DeQuincy, Redicate S/U, City Council

Passed: 68.5% voted yes and 31.5% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    68.5% 442 votes

  • No

    31.5% 203 votes

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

645 votes cast.

Wd. 1 Fire Pro. Dist. #1, 6.43 Mills, BOC

Passed: 77.7% voted yes and 22.3% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    77.7% 1,338 votes

  • No

    22.3% 383 votes

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

1,721 votes cast.