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Ouachita 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 Ouachita Parish: Sharon Ingram Marchman 35.7%, Paul Hurd 32.0%, Charles Joiner 19.4%, "Chuck" Cook 13.0%.

  • 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: Ouachita 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

City Judge, City Court, Division A, City of Monroe

No one got a majority, so Tammy D. Lee (Democrat) and Wilson Rambo (Other party) went to a runoff.

  • Tammy D. Lee DemocratIn runoff

    30.0% 3,564 votes

  • Wilson Rambo Other partyIn runoff

    28.9% 3,431 votes

  • "Eddie" Lucas RepublicanDefeated

    22.6% 2,688 votes

  • Arthur Gilmore, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    18.5% 2,200 votes

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

11,883 votes cast.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Road Lighting Dist. No.32, Service Charge, PJ

Passed: 100.0% voted yes and 0.0% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    100.0% 12 votes

  • No

    0.0% 0 votes

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

12 votes cast.