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On February 6, 1968, Stagg ran unsuccessfully for the Louisiana State Senate when he sought one of three at-large seats from Caddo Parish. He polled 16,341 votes in the [[general election]], but he fell 6,536 votes behind the bottom-ranked [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] in the race, [[conservative]] incumbent Jackson Beauregard Davis (1918-2016),  a Shreveport attorney who, like Stagg, had supported Republican [[Barry Goldwater]] for president in 1964. Joining Davis in the Caddo Senate delegation were Democrats [[J. Bennett Johnston, Jr.]], later a long-term U.S. Senator, and Joseph Carnahan LeSage, Jr. (1928-2015).

On February 6, 1968, Stagg ran unsuccessfully for the Louisiana State Senate when he sought one of three at-large seats from Caddo Parish. He polled 16,341 votes in the [[general election]], but he fell 6,536 votes behind the bottom-ranked [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] in the race, [[conservative]] incumbent Jackson Beauregard Davis (1918-2016),  a Shreveport attorney who, like Stagg, had supported Republican [[Barry Goldwater]] for president in 1964. Joining Davis in the Caddo Senate delegation were Democrats [[J. Bennett Johnston, Jr.]], later a long-term U.S. Senator, and Joseph Carnahan LeSage, Jr. (1928-2015).

At the 1968 Republican convention meeting in Miami Beach, [[Florida]], Stagg supported Nixon's second bid for the party's presidential nomination. ''[[Time magazine|Time'' magazine quoted national committeeman Stagg:  We've had our shot at a candidate who totally met our qualifications [Goldwater in 1964], and that candidate got six states. We've had our druthers. Now shall we win one?" Stagg described as "not viable" last-minute efforts by some party conservatives, including Louisiana Republican leader [[David C. Treen]], to draft then freshman [[Governor]] [[Ronald W. Reagan]] of [[California]] for the presidential nomination.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www-cgi.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/analysis/back.time/9608/19/|title=A Chance to Lead|publisher=''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''|date=August 16, 1968|accessdate=June 24, 2015}}</ref>​

At the 1968 Republican convention meeting in Miami Beach, [[Florida]], Stagg supported Nixon's second bid for the party's presidential nomination. ''[[Time (magazine)|Time'' magazine]] quoted national committeeman Stagg:  We've had our shot at a candidate who totally met our qualifications [Goldwater in 1964], and that candidate got six states. We've had our druthers. Now shall we win one?" Stagg described as "not viable" last-minute efforts by some party conservatives, including Louisiana Republican leader [[David C. Treen]], to draft then freshman [[Governor]] [[Ronald W. Reagan]] of [[California]] for the presidential nomination.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www-cgi.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/analysis/back.time/9608/19/|title=A Chance to Lead|publisher=''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''|date=August 16, 1968|accessdate=June 24, 2015}}</ref>​

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In 1969, Stagg continued to challenge political corruption and asked: "Government improprieties are a feature of our daily newspapers. ... Will it require revelation of further scandals, corruption, misgovernment, [[nepotism]], and just plain crookedness to gain reform in government?" His remarks came when the 28,000-member Louisiana GOP was seeking to increase membership to 200,000 in time for the 1972 election cycle.<ref>"Louisiana Republicans Push for 200,000 State Members," ''Minden Press-Herald,'' March 4, 1969, p. 2.</ref>

In 1969, Stagg continued to challenge political corruption and asked: "Government improprieties are a feature of our daily newspapers. ... Will it require revelation of further scandals, corruption, misgovernment, [[nepotism]], and just plain crookedness to gain reform in government?" His remarks came when the 28,000-member Louisiana GOP was seeking to increase membership to 200,000 in time for the 1972 election cycle.<ref>"Louisiana Republicans Push for 200,000 State Members," ''Minden Press-Herald,'' March 4, 1969, p. 2.</ref>