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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 2024, this was the last time a Republican was elected mayor-president.

Results

First round

First round[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

Runoff results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bobby R. Simpson 93,952 57
Democratic Melvin L. "Kip" Holden 71,087 43
Total votes 165,039

References

  1. ^ a b Louisiana Secretary of State. "Voter Portal".