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'''Raymond James Crews''' (born May 1966)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Home/Home?uid=3337228|title=Raymond Crews, May 1966|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=August 22, 2017}}</ref> is a former airline [[pilot]] from Bossier City in northwestern [[Louisiana]], who is the District 8 [[Republican Party|Republican]] member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for Bossier Parish. He has sixty Republican colleagues in the GOP-majority state House.

'''Raymond James Crews''' (born May 1966)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Home/Home?uid=3337228|title=Raymond Crews, May 1966|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=August 22, 2017}}</ref> is a former airline [[pilot]] from Bossier City in northwestern [[Louisiana]], who is the District 8 [[Republican Party|Republican]] member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for Bossier Parish. He has sixty Republican colleagues in the GOP-majority state House.

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.  

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>

The fourth placed candidate, Patrick Harrington, subsequently endorsed Crews, as did U.S. Senator John Neely Kennedy, neighboring state Representative Dodie Horton, and Louisiana state 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>

Two other Republicans, [[John Stefanski]] in District 42 and [[Joe Stagni]] in District 92, also won special elections in 2017 to fill vacancies. Stefanski succeeded a Democrat; Stagni, another Republican.

Two other Republicans, [[John Stefanski]] in District 42 and [[Joe Stagni]] in District 92, also won special elections in 2017 to fill vacancies. Stefanski succeeded a Democrat; Stagni, another Republican.

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