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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.
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Claiborne Parish

Local election results for Saturday, October 7, 2000. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.

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Cities, towns, and villages

Village of Athens

Mayor, Village of Athens

Hubie D. James (Other party) won with 60.4% of the vote.

  • Hubie D. James Other partyElected

    60.4% 64 votes

  • Ronald W. Hughes Other partyDefeated

    39.6% 42 votes

By precinct in Claiborne Parish

The precinct map loads as you scroll to it.

Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Hubie D. James
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 103 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 3 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

106 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Representative, 11th Representative District

Richard "Rick" Gallot, Jr. (Democrat) won with 57.9% of the vote.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Claiborne Parish: Richard "Rick" Gallot, Jr. 33.6%, Ellen D. Smiley 30.8%, Huey Dean 28.3%, Beverly K. Spearman 7.3%.

  • Richard "Rick" Gallot, Jr. DemocratElected

    57.9% 3,617 votes

  • Ellen D. Smiley DemocratDefeated

    15.9% 996 votes

  • Huey Dean Other partyDefeated

    14.3% 892 votes

  • Beverly K. Spearman DemocratDefeated

    11.9% 747 votes

By precinct in Claiborne Parish

The precinct map loads as you scroll to it.

Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Richard "Rick" Gallot, Jr.
Ellen D. Smiley
Huey Dean
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 2,424 votes cast at the polls in 31 precincts. The 70 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

6,252 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishRichard "Rick" Gallot, Jr.Ellen D. SmileyHuey DeanBeverly K. SpearmanTurnout
Bienville Parish58.2%3568.5%527.7%4725.7%157
Claiborne Parish33.6%83830.8%76828.3%7077.3%181
Lincoln Parish81.3%2,3483.6%1044.3%12410.8%312
Union Parish29.1%7527.9%725.4%1437.6%97

Turnout by precinct