In his last election as mayor-president in 1976, Dumas defeated the Democrat [[Pete Heine]], the mayor of Baker from 1964 to 1976 and again from 1981 to 1992, and the Republican choice, [[Jack Breaux]], the mayor of Zachary (no relation to [[U.S. Senator]] [[John Breaux]]). | In his last election as mayor-president in 1976, Dumas defeated the Democrat [[Pete Heine]], the mayor of Baker from 1964 to 1976 and again from 1981 to 1992, and the Republican choice, [[Jack Breaux]], the mayor of Zachary (no relation to [[U.S. Senator]] [[John Breaux]]). |