Nerren and Graves led the primary field on November 6, and Judge Slattery, who finished in third place, was eliminated from contention. Nerren then defeated Graves in the second round of balloting on December 8. The vote was 7,390 (53.5 percent) to 6,412 (46.5 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/12082012/12082012_MultiParish.html|title=Louisiana general election returns, December 8, 2012|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=December 8, 2012}}</ref> | Nerren and Graves led the primary field on November 6, and Judge Slattery, who finished in third place, was eliminated from contention. Nerren then defeated Graves in the second round of balloting on December 8. The vote was 7,390 (53.5 percent) to 6,412 (46.5 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/12082012/12082012_MultiParish.html|title=Louisiana general election returns, December 8, 2012|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=December 8, 2012}}</ref> |