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==Special election, 2018==

==Special election, 2018==

In conjunction with congressional elections on November 6, 2018, a special election was held to choose a successor to Schedler to serve the remainder of the term through January 2020. Republican interim Secretary Robert Kyle Ardoin (born July 31, 1967) won a runoff contest against an frican-American Democratic woman, is one of six Republicans in the race. Others include sitting state Representatives [[Julie Stokes]] of Kenner in Jefferson Parish, the first to announce; [[Rick Edmonds]], a minister from Baton Rouge who has vowed to act as a "watchdog" to guarantee election integrity. Almond Gaston Crowe, Jr., who served in both houses of the legislature from St. Tammany Parish prior to 2016, is still another Republican candidate; Crowe also has experience in records management. Renee Fontenot Free, a former employee of the offices of the secretary of state and the Louisiana attorney general, is one of two Democratic women in the race. Two Republican state senators previously mentioned as potential candidates, Gerald Long of [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]] and Michael Arthur "Mike" Walsworth of West Monroe, did not file for the position.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2018/07/05/secretary-state-see-whos-whos-out-race/759474002/|title=Secretary of state race: See who's in, who's out|author=Greg Hilburn|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|date=July 5, 2018|accessdate=July 6, 2018}}</ref>

In conjunction with congressional elections on November 6, 2018, a special election was held to choose a successor to Schedler to serve the remainder of the term through January 2020. Republican interim Secretary Robert Kyle Ardoin (born July 31, 1967) won a runoff contest against an African-American Democratic woman, Gwen Collins-Greenup. Others who sought to succeed Schedle were sitting state Representatives [[Julie Stokes]] of Kenner in Jefferson Parish, the first to announce; [[Rick Edmonds]], a Baptist clergyman from Baton Rouge who has vowed to act as a "watchdog" to guarantee election integrity. Almond Gaston Crowe, Jr., who served in both houses of the legislature from St. Tammany Parish prior to 2016, was still another Republican candidate. Two Republican state senators previously mentioned as potential candidates, Gerald Long of [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]] and Michael Arthur "Mike" Walsworth of West Monroe, did not file for the position.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2018/07/05/secretary-state-see-whos-whos-out-race/759474002/|title=Secretary of state race: See who's in, who's out|author=Greg Hilburn|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|date=July 5, 2018|accessdate=July 6, 2018}}</ref>

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