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set aside your differences, stand together as one nation under [[God]] and as one people beneath the glory of one flag, to stand as a nation reborn. ...[American is in] grave peril [from overseas and from] the elected and appointed elitist few who have seized power in [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] and squandered our wealth, mortgaged our children's futures and betrayed our trust.<ref name=lafyadv/></blockquote>

set aside your differences, stand together as one nation under [[God]] and as one people beneath the glory of one flag, to stand as a nation reborn. ...[American is in] grave peril [from overseas and from] the elected and appointed elitist few who have seized power in [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] and squandered our wealth, mortgaged our children's futures and betrayed our trust.<ref name=lafyadv/></blockquote>

Higgins' campaign hit a snag in October 2016, when ''[[Salon Media Group|Salon]]'', the [[Internet]] magazine, reported that he used his former position in the St. Landry Parish sheriff's department to launch private business deals while on public employment. Prior to the disclosure, Higgins had been running second to Scott Angelle in the preliminary congressional polls.<ref name=salon>{{cite web|url=http://www.salon.com/2016/10/02/uniform-misconduct-inside-the-rise-and-possible-fall-of-the-cajun-john-wayne-gop-congressional-candidate-clay-higgins/|title=Uniform misconduct: Inside the rise and possible fall of 'The Cajun John Wayne', GOP congressional candidate Clay Higgins|author=Zack Kopplin|publisher=[[Salon Media Group|Salon.com]]|accessdate=October 4, 2016}}</ref>

Higgins' campaign hit a snag in October 2016, when ''[[Salon Media Group|Salon]]'', the [[Internet]] magazine, reported that he used his former position in the St. Landry Parish sheriff's department to launch private business deals while on public employment. Prior to the disclosure, Higgins had been running second to Scott Angelle in the preliminary congressional polls.<ref name=salon>{{cite web|url=https://www.salon.com/2016/10/02/uniform-misconduct-inside-the-rise-and-possible-fall-of-the-cajun-john-wayne-gop-congressional-candidate-clay-higgins/|title=Uniform misconduct: Inside the rise and possible fall of 'The Cajun John Wayne', GOP congressional candidate Clay Higgins|author=Zack Kopplin|publisher=[[Salon Media Group|Salon.com]]|accessdate=October 4, 2016}}</ref>

In the primary held in conjunction with the presidential election in which [[Donald Trump]] easily carried the Louisiana [[electoral vote]], Angelle led a 12-candidate field with 91,374 votes (28.6 percent). Higgins trailed in second place with 84,809 ballots (26.5 percent). Finishing third was the Democrat Jacob "Dorian Phibian" Hebert, with 28,358 votes (8.9 percent). In seventh place was the Republican former state Representative Brett Geymann of Lake Charles, with 21,606 (6.8 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Static#/2016-11-08/resultsRace/Congressional|title=Election Returns|date=November 8, 2016|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=November 9, 2016}}</ref> Higgins trailed Angelle by 6,624 votes out of 320,434 cast in the 12-man field.<ref name=childsupport/>

In the primary held in conjunction with the presidential election in which [[Donald Trump]] easily carried the Louisiana [[electoral vote]], Angelle led a 12-candidate field with 91,374 votes (28.6 percent). Higgins trailed in second place with 84,809 ballots (26.5 percent). Finishing third was the Democrat Jacob "Dorian Phibian" Hebert, with 28,358 votes (8.9 percent). In seventh place was the Republican former state Representative Brett Geymann of Lake Charles, with 21,606 (6.8 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Static#/2016-11-08/resultsRace/Congressional|title=Election Returns|date=November 8, 2016|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=November 9, 2016}}</ref> Higgins trailed Angelle by 6,624 votes out of 320,434 cast in the 12-man field.<ref name=childsupport/>