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Rapides Parish

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

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Cities, towns, and villages

City of Alexandria

Councilman at Large, City of Alexandria

Johnny Downs (Democrat) won with 50.7% of the vote.

  • Johnny Downs DemocratElected

    50.7% 2,461 votes

  • Roosevelt L. Johnson DemocratDefeated

    49.3% 2,395 votes

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

4,856 votes cast.

Councilman, District 1, City of Alexandria

Louis J. Marshall (Democrat) won with 67.2% of the vote.

  • Louis J. Marshall DemocratElected

    67.2% 354 votes

  • Donald Ray Hayward, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    18.8% 99 votes

  • Wayne Carl Archinard DemocratDefeated

    14.0% 74 votes

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

527 votes cast.

Councilman, District 3, City of Alexandria

Charles Fredrick Smith, Jr. (Democrat) won with 51.4% of the vote.

  • Charles Fredrick Smith, Jr. DemocratElected

    51.4% 698 votes

  • Alice Hammond DemocratDefeated

    48.6% 660 votes

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

1,358 votes cast.

City of Pineville

Mayor, City of Pineville

Clarence Ray Fields, Sr. (Democrat) won with 65.7% of the vote.

  • Clarence Ray Fields, Sr. DemocratElected

    65.7% 2,228 votes

  • George E. Hearn DemocratDefeated

    32.5% 1,102 votes

  • Paul Maurice Davis Other partyDefeated

    1.8% 61 votes

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

3,391 votes cast.

Alderman, District 2, City of Pineville

Kevin Dorn (Democrat) won with 55.0% of the vote.

  • Kevin Dorn DemocratElected

    55.0% 374 votes

  • James P. "Jim" Smith, Jr. RepublicanDefeated

    45.0% 306 votes

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

680 votes cast.

Alderman, District 5, City of Pineville

Carrie F. Broussard (Democrat) won with 62.0% of the vote.

  • Carrie F. Broussard DemocratElected

    62.0% 586 votes

  • Thomas H. Ryder DemocratDefeated

    21.4% 202 votes

  • Billy C. Andrews DemocratDefeated

    16.6% 157 votes

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

945 votes cast.

Village of McNary

Chief of Police, Village of McNary

Billy E. Billings (Democrat) won with 72.2% of the vote.

  • Billy E. Billings DemocratElected

    72.2% 70 votes

  • Randall Leon Brady, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    27.8% 27 votes

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

97 votes cast.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Gravity Drainage Dist. #1, 1.01 Mills, BOC

Passed: 57.0% voted yes and 43.0% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    57.0% 2,270 votes

  • No

    43.0% 1,710 votes

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

3,980 votes cast.