| | Donelon led the four candidate field with 561,382 votes (53.5 percent) to McGehee's 199,371 (19 percent), Parker's 147,481 (14.1 percent), and Hodge's 140,491 (13.4 percent). | | Donelon led the four candidate field with 561,382 votes (53.5 percent) to McGehee's 199,371 (19 percent), Parker's 147,481 (14.1 percent), and Hodge's 140,491 (13.4 percent). |
| | In the nonpartisan blanket primary on October 12, 2019, Donelon faces one challenger, a fellow Republican, Timothy Jason "Tim" Temple<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/candidateinquiry|title=Candidate Inquiry|[publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=August 14, 2019}}</ref> (born February 18, 1970), a native of DeRidder in Beauregard Parish, a former insurance agent, and currently a financial services representative in Baton Rouge. Temple graduated from DeRidder High School in 1988 and thereafter [[Southern Methodist University]] in University Park near [[Dallas]], [[Texas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/timothy-temple/lacrabcake|title=Timothy Temple|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=August 14, 2019}}</ref> Temple has pledged to finance his campaign with a $1 million personal contribution. | | In the nonpartisan blanket primary on October 12, 2019, Donelon faces one challenger, a fellow Republican, Timothy Jason "Tim" Temple<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/candidateinquiry|title=Candidate Inquiry|[publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=August 14, 2019}}</ref> (born February 18, 1970), a native of DeRidder in Beauregard Parish, a former insurance agent, and currently a financial services representative in Baton Rouge. Temple graduated from DeRidder High School in 1988 and thereafter [[Southern Methodist University]] in University Park near [[Dallas]], [[Texas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/timothy-temple/lacrabcake|title=Timothy Temple|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=August 14, 2019}}</ref> Temple has pledged to finance his campaign with a $1 million personal contribution. |