Richey supported Jenkins' Democratic campaigns for the U.S. Senate in 1978 and 1980, but Jenkins lost to the popular incumbents, [[J. Bennett Johnston, Jr.]], of [[Shreveport]] and [[Russell Long]] of Baton Rouge. Jenkins, like Richey, switched to Republican registration in 1994. In 1996, Jenkins ran unsuccessfully as a Republican for the Senate against the retiring Johnston's preferred choice, former state Treasurer [[Mary Landrieu]] of New Orleans. Many Republicans charged that Landrieu's narrow victory was based on "phantom voters" from Orleans Parish. [1] | Richey supported Jenkins' Democratic campaigns for the U.S. Senate in 1978 and 1980, but Jenkins lost to the popular incumbents, [[J. Bennett Johnston, Jr.]], of [[Shreveport]] and [[Russell Long]] of Baton Rouge. Jenkins, like Richey, switched to Republican registration in 1994. In 1996, Jenkins ran unsuccessfully as a Republican for the Senate against the retiring Johnston's preferred choice, former state Treasurer [[Mary Landrieu]] of New Orleans. Many Republicans charged that Landrieu's narrow victory was based on "phantom voters" from Orleans Parish. [1] |