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St. Helena Parish

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

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State Legislature

State Representative, 62nd Representative District

No one got a majority, so Thomas H. "Tom" McVea (Republican) and Myron Hall (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 6 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Helena Parish: Thomas H. "Tom" McVea 23.1%, Myron Hall 23.1%, Matt Blalock 5.4%, "Chuck" Reed 36.7%.

  • Thomas H. "Tom" McVea RepublicanIn runoff

    30.8% 2,686 votes

  • Myron Hall DemocratIn runoff

    18.4% 1,609 votes

  • Matt Blalock RepublicanDefeated

    17.1% 1,489 votes

  • "Chuck" Reed DemocratDefeated

    17.0% 1,484 votes

  • Brenda Braud RepublicanDefeated

    16.8% 1,464 votes

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

8,732 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
East Baton Rouge ParishThomas H. "Tom" McVea34.1%
East Feliciana ParishMyron Hall33.6%
Livingston Parish"Chuck" Reed49.8%
St. Helena Parish"Chuck" Reed36.7%
Tangipahoa ParishBrenda Braud44.5%
West Feliciana ParishThomas H. "Tom" McVea66.4%