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Jackson Parish

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

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Bill Staples (Democrat) won with 55.8% of the vote.

  • Bill Staples DemocratElected

    55.8% 1,057 votes

  • Larry Avery DemocratDefeated

    44.2% 837 votes

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

1,894 votes cast.

Cities, towns, and villages

Town of Chatham

Mayor, Town of Chatham

Delton Spillers (Democrat) won with 76.0% of the vote.

  • Delton Spillers DemocratElected

    76.0% 196 votes

  • Beverly A. Bole Other partyDefeated

    19.0% 49 votes

  • Albert Banister DemocratDefeated

    5.0% 13 votes

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

258 votes cast.

Alderman, Town of Chatham

No one got a majority, so Shirley Henderson (Democrat) and Dwight Chatham (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Shirley Henderson DemocratIn runoff

    41.4% 104 votes

  • Dwight Chatham RepublicanIn runoff

    24.7% 62 votes

  • Claudean Melton Cartwright RepublicanDefeated

    22.3% 56 votes

  • H. H. "Jack" McConnell Other partyDefeated

    6.8% 17 votes

  • Fayrene Irvin Other partyDefeated

    4.8% 12 votes

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

251 votes cast.

Town of Eros

Chief of Police, Town of Eros

No one got a majority, so William "Bill" Shows (Other party) and Arnold R. Costin (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • William "Bill" Shows Other partyIn runoff

    45.1% 32 votes

  • Arnold R. Costin DemocratIn runoff

    28.2% 20 votes

  • Calvin Costin Other partyDefeated

    21.1% 15 votes

  • Marvin "Bo" Myers DemocratDefeated

    5.6% 4 votes

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

71 votes cast.

Aldermen, Town of Eros

Roy Daniel Bailey (Other party), Linda G. Bailey (Other party), Dorothy G. Costin (Democrat), Robert Lewis (Other party), and Candy Myers (Other party) won.

  • Roy Daniel Bailey Other partyElected

    18.5% 63 votes

  • Linda G. Bailey Other partyElected

    15.9% 54 votes

  • Dorothy G. Costin DemocratElected

    15.3% 52 votes

  • Robert Lewis Other partyElected

    14.4% 49 votes

  • Candy Myers Other partyElected

    13.2% 45 votes

2 other candidates: 22.6% together
Richard Adcock Democrat12.9%44
Chad Myers Other party9.7%33

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

340 votes cast.