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East Baton Rouge Parish

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

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Mayor-President, Metro Council, City of Baton Rouge

No one got a majority, so Melvin L. "Kip" Holden (Democrat) and Bobby R. Simpson (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Melvin L. "Kip" Holden DemocratIn runoff

    31.2% 34,780 votes

  • Bobby R. Simpson RepublicanIn runoff

    25.1% 27,928 votes

  • Rolfe H. McCollister, Jr. RepublicanDefeated

    19.6% 21,820 votes

  • Donna M. Mayeux DemocratDefeated

    11.4% 12,680 votes

2 other candidates: 12.7% together
Roxson Welch Republican7.0%7,847
Fred C. Dent, Jr. Republican5.7%6,339

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

111,394 votes cast.

Councilman, Metro District 1

No one got a majority, so William N. "Bill" Wicker (Republican) and Wayne "Spider" Carter (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • William N. "Bill" Wicker RepublicanIn runoff

    32.0% 3,393 votes

  • Wayne "Spider" Carter DemocratIn runoff

    23.9% 2,532 votes

  • Brenda B. Carter DemocratDefeated

    23.2% 2,453 votes

  • Dwayne E. Rogers RepublicanDefeated

    14.7% 1,553 votes

  • Larry M. Powenski RepublicanDefeated

    6.2% 660 votes

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

10,591 votes cast.

Councilman, Metro District 2

No one got a majority, so Ulysses "Bones" Addison (Democrat) and Joe Jenkins (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Ulysses "Bones" Addison DemocratIn runoff

    26.3% 1,847 votes

  • Joe Jenkins DemocratIn runoff

    19.7% 1,387 votes

  • Darryl L. Robertson DemocratDefeated

    15.1% 1,058 votes

  • James "Scooter" Heine DemocratDefeated

    13.6% 954 votes

3 other candidates: 25.4% together
Gregory R. "Greg" Mitchell Democrat12.7%892
Douglas "Pudding" Sewell Democrat9.5%666
William "Bill" Jones Democrat3.2%224

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

7,028 votes cast.

Councilman, Metro District 3

Pat Culbertson (Republican) won with 65.5% of the vote.

  • Pat Culbertson RepublicanElected

    65.5% 5,827 votes

  • Merritt E. McDonald, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    24.2% 2,153 votes

  • Rosemary Garruto RepublicanDefeated

    10.3% 919 votes

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

8,899 votes cast.

Councilman, Metro District 4

Joseph "Joe" Greco (Republican) won with 64.1% of the vote.

  • Joseph "Joe" Greco RepublicanElected

    64.1% 6,956 votes

  • "Mike" LeClercq RepublicanDefeated

    22.0% 2,389 votes

  • Aaron Moak RepublicanDefeated

    13.9% 1,512 votes

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

10,857 votes cast.

Councilman, Metro District 5

Charles R. Kelly (Democrat) won with 55.3% of the vote.

  • Charles R. Kelly DemocratElected

    55.3% 3,797 votes

  • Herbert A. Pate DemocratDefeated

    44.7% 3,075 votes

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

6,872 votes cast.

Councilman, Metro District 6

M. A. "Mike" Tassin (Republican) won with 53.2% of the vote.

  • M. A. "Mike" Tassin RepublicanElected

    53.2% 4,360 votes

  • Malcolm Richard RepublicanDefeated

    46.8% 3,832 votes

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

8,192 votes cast.

Councilman, Metro District 7

No one got a majority, so W. T. Winfield (Democrat) and Byron Sharper (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • W. T. Winfield DemocratIn runoff

    37.7% 2,754 votes

  • Byron Sharper DemocratIn runoff

    23.5% 1,719 votes

  • E. Eric Brown DemocratDefeated

    17.3% 1,263 votes

  • Elizabeth "Liz" Brown DemocratDefeated

    11.2% 816 votes

  • Willie T. Payne DemocratDefeated

    10.3% 755 votes

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

7,307 votes cast.

Councilman, Metro District 8

Mike Walker (Republican) won with 56.0% of the vote.

  • Mike Walker RepublicanElected

    56.0% 5,137 votes

  • Gary Patureau RepublicanDefeated

    44.0% 4,031 votes

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

9,168 votes cast.

Councilman, Metro District 10

Lorri Burgess (Democrat) won with 67.7% of the vote.

  • Lorri Burgess DemocratElected

    67.7% 3,620 votes

  • "Pat" Glasper DemocratDefeated

    25.0% 1,339 votes

  • Arthur G. Murray DemocratDefeated

    7.3% 389 votes

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

5,348 votes cast.

Councilman, Metro District 11

No one got a majority, so David Boneno (Republican) and Richard Bullock (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • David Boneno RepublicanIn runoff

    40.2% 4,698 votes

  • Richard Bullock DemocratIn runoff

    20.1% 2,350 votes

  • Todd Pourciau RepublicanDefeated

    17.7% 2,066 votes

  • Kelly Poiencot RepublicanDefeated

    17.1% 2,002 votes

  • Stanley D. "Stan" Watson RepublicanDefeated

    4.8% 566 votes

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

11,682 votes cast.

Councilman, Metro District 12

No one got a majority, so James T. "Jim" Benham (Republican) and R. J. "Smokie" Bourgeois (Other party) went to a runoff.

  • James T. "Jim" Benham RepublicanIn runoff

    42.8% 4,459 votes

  • R. J. "Smokie" Bourgeois Other partyIn runoff

    33.3% 3,474 votes

  • "Jim" Mayer DemocratDefeated

    23.9% 2,493 votes

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

10,426 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Representative, 62nd Representative District

No one got a majority, so Thomas H. "Tom" McVea (Republican) and Myron Hall (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 6 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Baton Rouge Parish: Thomas H. "Tom" McVea 34.1%, Myron Hall 15.6%, Matt Blalock 30.5%, "Chuck" Reed 7.2%.

  • Thomas H. "Tom" McVea RepublicanIn runoff

    30.8% 2,686 votes

  • Myron Hall DemocratIn runoff

    18.4% 1,609 votes

  • Matt Blalock RepublicanDefeated

    17.1% 1,489 votes

  • "Chuck" Reed DemocratDefeated

    17.0% 1,484 votes

  • Brenda Braud RepublicanDefeated

    16.8% 1,464 votes

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

8,732 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
East Baton Rouge ParishThomas H. "Tom" McVea34.1%
East Feliciana ParishMyron Hall33.6%
Livingston Parish"Chuck" Reed49.8%
St. Helena Parish"Chuck" Reed36.7%
Tangipahoa ParishBrenda Braud44.5%
West Feliciana ParishThomas H. "Tom" McVea66.4%

Courts and judges

Judge, Court of Appeal, 1st Circuit, 2nd District, Subdistrict 1, Division A

"Bob" Downing (Democrat) won with 55.9% of the vote.

  • "Bob" Downing DemocratElected

    55.9% 50,792 votes

  • "Mike" McDonald RepublicanDefeated

    44.1% 40,092 votes

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

90,884 votes cast.

City Judge, City Court, El. Sect. 2A, City of Baton Rouge

Laura Prosser Davis (Republican) won with 63.6% of the vote.

  • Laura Prosser Davis RepublicanElected

    63.6% 24,425 votes

  • Leo P. Higginbotham RepublicanDefeated

    36.4% 13,970 votes

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

38,395 votes cast.

City Constable, City Court, City of Baton Rouge

Reginald R. Brown, Sr. (Democrat) won with 62.0% of the vote.

  • Reginald R. Brown, Sr. DemocratElected

    62.0% 35,041 votes

  • Wayne R. Rogillio RepublicanDefeated

    38.0% 21,513 votes

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

56,554 votes cast.

Statewide and federal races in East Baton Rouge Parish

PSC, District 2

Jimmy Field (Republican) won with 67.3% of the vote.

This race covers 11 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Baton Rouge Parish: Jimmy Field 75.4%, Chris Warner 24.6%.

  • Jimmy Field RepublicanElected

    67.3% 97,632 votes

  • Chris Warner Other partyDefeated

    32.7% 47,338 votes

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

144,970 votes cast.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Con. Garbage Serv. Dist.1, 10 Mills - Metro Council

Passed: 58.3% voted yes and 41.7% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    58.3% 24,135 votes

  • No

    41.7% 17,251 votes

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

41,386 votes cast.

Downtown Development Dist, 10 Mills, Metro Council

Passed: 80.5% voted yes and 19.5% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    80.5% 334 votes

  • No

    19.5% 81 votes

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

415 votes cast.

Law Enforcement District, 3.73 Mills, Sheriff

Passed: 64.9% voted yes and 35.1% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    64.9% 64,235 votes

  • No

    35.1% 34,737 votes

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

98,972 votes cast.