Okeechobee County General Election Results November 7, 2000
Registered Voters 17,448 Voter Turnout 61% Total Precinct Votes 8,911 Total Absentee Votes 1,812 Total Votes 10,723
President/Vice President George W. Bush/ Dick Cheny REP 5,057 Al Gore/ Joe Liberman DEM 4,589 Harry Browne/ Art Olivier LIB 21 Ralph Nader/ Winona Laduke GRE 131 James Harris/ Margaret Trowe SWP 1 John Hagelin/ Nat Goldhaber LAW 4 Pat Buchanan/ Ezola Foster REF 43 David McReynolds/ Mary Cal Hollis SPF 1 Howard Philips/ J. Curtis Frazier CPF 3 Monica Moorehead/ Gloria Lariva WWP 4
United States Senator Bill McCollum REP 4,410 Bill Nelson DEM 5,320 Joe Simonetta LAW 39 Joel Dekard REF 45 Willie Logan NPA 244 Andy Martin NPA 35 Darrell L. McCormick NPA 68
United States Representative #16 Mark Foley REP 4,564 Jean Elliott Brown DEM 1,898 John McGuire REF 160
United States Representative #23 Bill Lambert REP 1,490 Alcee Hastings DEM 1,953
Treasurer Tom Gallagher REP 6,247 John Cosgrove DEM 3,796
Commissioner of Education Charlie Crist REP 4,921 George H. Sheldon DEM 4,631 Vassilalia Gazetas NPA 169
State Senate District #35 David Dave Vaughn REP 2,134 Tom Rossin DEM 3,844 Sherree Lowe REF 358
State Representative District #79 Frank Attkisson REP 2,158 Donna Hart DEM 1,857
Sheriff Gary Hargraves REP 4,470 O.L. Raulerson DEM 6,024
Tax Collector Brenda Trent O'Connor REP 2,536 Celeste Woodham Smith DEM 7,827
County Commissioner District #1 Tom Murphy REP 3,725 David E. Hazellief DEM 6,432
County Commissioner District #3 Donnie Yates REP 4,698 Clif Betts Jr. DEM 5,411
County Commissioner District #5 Ray Woley REP 3,714 Clois J. Harvey DEM 6,363
City Council Marvin W. Brantley 586 Jim Kirk 715 Lowry Markham 670 Clayton Williams 876
Supreme Court Justice
Retain Lewis Yes 5,639 No 2,762
Retain Pariente Yes 5,397 No 2,811
Retain Quince Yes 5,358 No 2,798
District Court of Appeal
Retain Dell Yes 5,417 No 2,732
Retain Gunther Yes 5,420 No 2,659
Retain Hazouri Yes 5,099 No 2,894
Retain Klein Yes 5,271 No 2,734
Retain Stone Yes 5,378 No 2,664
Retain Taylor Yes 5,301 No 2,612
Constitutional Amendment #1 Florida Transportation Initiative for statewide high speed monorail, fixed guideway or magnetic levitation system. Yes for Approval 5,174 No for Rejection 4,264
Constitutional Amendment #2 Local Option for Selection of Circuit Judges. Yes for Approval 2,497 No for Rejection 6,795
Constitutional Amendment #3 Local Option for Selection Of County Judges. Yes for Approval 2,155 No for Rejection 7,195