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Lincoln Parish

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

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School board

Member of School Board, Ward 1, District C

No one got a majority, so Jim Shrell (Republican) and Lisa Best (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Jim Shrell RepublicanIn runoff

    39.8% 168 votes

  • Lisa Best RepublicanIn runoff

    36.5% 154 votes

  • Stephen P. Blucas RepublicanDefeated

    23.7% 100 votes

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

422 votes cast.

Member of School Board, Ward 4

Jo Tatum (Republican) won with 58.9% of the vote.

  • Jo Tatum RepublicanElected

    58.9% 530 votes

  • Dinah Brazzel RepublicanDefeated

    36.2% 326 votes

  • Chuck Doss DemocratDefeated

    4.9% 44 votes

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

900 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 Lincoln Parish: Richard "Rick" Gallot, Jr. 81.3%, Ellen D. Smiley 3.6%, Huey Dean 4.3%, Beverly K. Spearman 10.8%.

  • 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

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

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