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2000 Louisiana U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 2000 Louisiana U.S. House District 5 Election?

John Cooksey won the 2000 Louisiana U.S. House District 5 Election. John Cooksey received 123,975 popular votes (69.08%). The main challenger was Roger Beall (23.95%).

See the full head-to-head between Cooksey and Beall

Cooksey +45.1 pts · won by 80,998 votes
John CookseyRepublicanWINNER69.08%
123,975 votes
Roger BeallDemocratic23.95%
42,977 votes
Sam Houston Melton Jr.Democratic4%
7,186 votes
Raymond A. ______Chuck____ Dumasother2.97%
5,335 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.