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A 17-year veteran of the [[United States Air Force]], Crews said that his victory is proof that district voters want a "true conservative" in the mold of Mike Johnson, who endorsed Crews as his state House successor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2017/04/29/crews-wins-district-8-house-race/101083150/|title=Crews wins District 8 House race|publisher=''The Shreveport Times'' |author= Barbara Leader |date= April 30, 2017 |accessdate= May 1, 2017}}</ref>
A 17-year veteran of the [[United States Air Force]], Crews said that his victory is proof that district voters want a "true conservative" in the mold of Mike Johnson, who endorsed Crews as his state House successor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2017/04/29/crews-wins-district-8-house-race/101083150/|title=Crews wins District 8 House race|publisher=''The Shreveport Times'' |author= Barbara Leader |date= April 30, 2017 |accessdate= May 1, 2017}}</ref>
In the first round of balloting on March 25, Crews finished first in a four-candidate all-Republican field, with 2,144 votes (41 percent), followed by Gatti, who received 1,947 votes (37 percent). In third place was Michael Durrell "Duke" Lowrie (born April 1970) of Benton,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Graphical|title=State Representative - 8th District|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=March 26, 2017}}</ref> who ran unsuccessfully for the seat in 2011 against fellow Republican Jefferson Rowe "Jeff" Thompson of Bossier City.
In the first round of balloting on March 25, Crews finished first in a four-candidate all-Republican field, with 2,144 votes (41 percent), followed by Gatti, who received 1,947 votes (37 percent). In third place was Michael Durrell "Duke" Lowrie (born April 1970) of Benton,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Graphical|title=State Representative - 8th District|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=March 26, 2017}}</ref> who ran unsuccessfully for the seat in 2011 against fellow Republican Jefferson Rowe "Jeff" Thompson of Bossier City.
Crews carried the backing of U.S. Senator John Neely Kennedy and Louisiana Attorney General [[Jeff Landry]].
The fourth placed candidate, Patrick Harrington, subsequently endorsed Crews, as did U.S. Senator John Neely Kennedy, neighboring state Representative Dodie Horton, and Louisiana Attorney General [[Jeff Landry]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thehayride.com/2017/04/jeff-landry-endorses-raymond-crews-in-runoff/|title=http://thehayride.com/2017/04/jeff-landry-endorses-raymond-crews-in-runoff/|title=Jeff Landry endorses Raymond Crews in runoff|publisher=Thehayride.com|accessdate=May 2, 2017}}</ref>
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