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Morehouse Parish

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

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Courts and judges

District Judge, 4th JDC, Election Section 2, Division B

No one got a majority, so Sharon Ingram Marchman (Democrat) and Paul Hurd (Republican) went to a runoff.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Morehouse Parish: Sharon Ingram Marchman 56.8%, Paul Hurd 13.6%, Charles Joiner 21.1%, "Chuck" Cook 8.5%.

  • Sharon Ingram Marchman DemocratIn runoff

    40.5% 8,071 votes

  • Paul Hurd RepublicanIn runoff

    27.8% 5,539 votes

  • Charles Joiner Other partyDefeated

    19.8% 3,939 votes

  • "Chuck" Cook DemocratDefeated

    12.0% 2,382 votes

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

19,931 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishSharon Ingram MarchmanPaul HurdCharles Joiner"Chuck" CookTurnout
Morehouse Parish56.8%2,58013.6%61921.1%9588.5%386
Ouachita Parish35.7%5,49132.0%4,92019.4%2,98113.0%1,996

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Cons. School Dist. No. 12, 5 Mills, School Board

Passed: 62.9% voted yes and 37.1% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    62.9% 129 votes

  • No

    37.1% 76 votes

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

205 votes cast.

Economic Dev. Dist., 1 Mill, BOC

Passed: 34.4% voted yes and 65.6% voted no.

  • Yes

    34.4% 1,552 votes

  • NoDefeated

    65.6% 2,957 votes

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

4,509 votes cast.

School District No. A, 6 Mills, School Board

Passed: 39.6% voted yes and 60.4% voted no.

  • Yes

    39.6% 1,780 votes

  • NoDefeated

    60.4% 2,720 votes

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

4,500 votes cast.