2000 Baton Rouge mayoral election
The 2000 Baton Rouge mayoral election was held on October 7 and November 7, 2000, to elect the mayor-president of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It saw the election of Bobby Ray Simpson. As of 2022, this was the last time a Republican was elected mayor-president.
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Elections in Louisiana |
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Results
First round
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Melvin L. "Kip" Holden | 34,780 | 31 | |
Republican | Bobby R. Simpson | 27,928 | 25 | |
Republican | Rolfe H. McCollister, Jr. | 21,820 | 20 | |
Democratic | Donna M. Mayeux | 12,680 | 11 | |
Republican | Roxson Welch | 7,847 | 7 | |
Republican | Fred C. Dent, Jr. | 6,339 | 6 | |
Total votes | 111,394 |
Runoff
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bobby R. Simpson | 93,952 | 57 | |
Democratic | Melvin L. "Kip" Holden | 71,087 | 43 | |
Total votes | 165,039 |
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