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On March 8, 1988, nearly a year before he left office as the mayor of Minden, Byars ran for Louisiana's 4th congressional district seat in a special election to choose a successor to [[Buddy Roemer]] who was elected in October 1987 as [[governor]]. Byars had indicated that his knowledge of budgets and municipal finance would have strengthened his candidacy despite a lack of name recognition outside of his city.<ref>"Byars Mulling Roemer's seat", ''Minden Press-Herald'', November 4, 1987, p. 1.</ref>

On March 8, 1988, nearly a year before he left office as the mayor of Minden, Byars ran for Louisiana's 4th congressional district seat in a special election to choose a successor to [[Buddy Roemer]] who was elected in October 1987 as [[governor]]. Byars had indicated that his knowledge of budgets and municipal finance would have strengthened his candidacy despite a lack of name recognition outside of his city.<ref>"Byars Mulling Roemer's seat", ''Minden Press-Herald'', November 4, 1987, p. 1.</ref>

However, Byars polled only 2,018 votes (2 percent).  Another candidate in the special election was Stanley Ray Tiner, formerly the editor of the since defunct ''[[Shreveport Journal]]'', who had been the managing editor of the ''Minden Press-Herald'' briefly from 1969 to 1970. A Webster Parish native reared mostly in [[Shreveport]], Tiner placed third in the contest. The second round of balloting was held between then state Senator]] Foster Lonnie Campbell, Jr., of Bossier Parish and a former Roemer aide, James Otis "Jim" McCrery, III, of Shreveport. In the showdown McCrery prevailed and held the Fourth District seat until he retired effective January 3, 2009, having been succeeded by another Republican, [[John Fleming]].<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election returns, March 8, 1988</ref>

However, Byars polled only 2,018 votes (2 percent).  Another candidate in the special election was Stanley Ray Tiner, formerly the editor of the since defunct ''[[Shreveport Journal]]'', who had been the managing editor of the ''Minden Press-Herald'' briefly from 1969 to 1970. A Webster Parish native reared mostly in [[Shreveport]], Tiner placed third in the contest. The second round of balloting was held between then state Senator Foster Lonnie Campbell, Jr., of Bossier Parish, who now sits on the Louisiana Public Service Commission, and a former Roemer aide, James Otis "Jim" McCrery, III, of Shreveport. In the showdown McCrery prevailed and held the Fourth District seat until he retired effective January 3, 2009, having been succeeded by another Republican, [[John Fleming]].<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election returns, March 8, 1988</ref>

==Recall election, 1989==

==Recall election, 1989==