2000Final results
2000 election for Louisiana's 5th District
U.S. House · Louisiana
John Cooksey (R) won with 69.1% of the vote, defeating Roger Beall (D) by 45.1 points.
John CookseyRepublican · winner
69.1%123,975
Roger BeallDemocrat
23.9%42,977
Sam Houston Melton Jr.Democrat
4.0%7,186
Raymond A. "chuck" DumasOther party
3.0%5,335
179,473 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
No DemocratJohn Cooksey
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Raised by the campaign
$630.5K
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Spent by the campaign
$513.8K
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Cash on hand
$329.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000
The candidates
John Cooksey (R)Roger Beall (D)
Also on the ballot: Sam Houston Melton Jr. (Democrat), 4.0%; Raymond A. "chuck" Dumas (Other party), 3.0%