In 1998, to secure his third term in office, Robertson overwhelmed the Minden businessman Benjamin Franklin Wright, Jr. (born 1959), a Claiborne Parish native who ran as an Independent. Robertson polled 2,697 votes (89 percent) to 331 votes (11 percent) for Wright in a low-turnout contest.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10031998/10031998_60.html|title=Louisiana primary election returns, October 3, 1998|publisher=sos.louisiana.gov|accessdate=May 23, 2010}}</ref> | In 1998, to secure his third term in office, Robertson overwhelmed the Minden businessman Benjamin Franklin Wright, Jr. (born 1959), a Claiborne Parish native who ran as an Independent. Robertson polled 2,697 votes (89 percent) to 331 votes (11 percent) for Wright in a low-turnout contest.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10031998/10031998_60.html|title=Louisiana primary election returns, October 3, 1998|publisher=sos.louisiana.gov|accessdate=May 23, 2010}}</ref> |