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In the primary election to fill the remainder of Scott's term as DA held on October 24, 2015, the [[African-American]] Democrat James E. Stewart, Sr., the brother of Carl E. Stewart, judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans, led a six-candidate field with 21,030 votes (40.8 percent). Stewart then won the runoff election, 54.5 to 45.55 percent, on November 21 against the remaining Republican candidate, Dhu Thompson, who is white.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/11212015/11212015_09.html|title=Results for Election Date: 12/21/2015|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=November 22, 2015}}</ref>

In the primary election to fill the remainder of Scott's term as DA held on October 24, 2015, the [[African-American]] Democrat James E. Stewart, Sr., the brother of Carl E. Stewart, judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans, led a six-candidate field with 21,030 votes (40.8 percent). Stewart then won the runoff election, 54.5 to 45.55 percent, on November 21 against the remaining Republican candidate, Dhu Thompson, who is white.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/11212015/11212015_09.html|title=Results for Election Date: 12/21/2015|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=November 22, 2015}}</ref>

 

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