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 / Joe Liberman DEM 4,589 / LIB 21 / Winona Laduke GRE 131 James Harris/ SWP 1 / LAW 4 / REF 43 David McReynolds/ SPF 1 Howard Philips/ J. Curtis Frazier CPF 3 / Gloria Lariva WWP 4

United States Senator Bill McCollum REP 4,410 DEM 5,320 Joe Simonetta LAW 39 Joel Dekard REF 45 Willie Logan NPA 244 NPA 35 Darrell L. McCormick NPA 68

United States Representative #16 REP 4,564 Jean Elliott Brown DEM 1,898 John McGuire REF 160

United States Representative #23 Bill Lambert REP 1,490 DEM 1,953

Treasurer REP 6,247 John Cosgrove DEM 3,796

Commissioner of Education 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 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