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"Scholarship Controversy Grows," ''The Baton Rouge Advocate,''June 17, 1993.</ref>
"Scholarship Controversy Grows," ''The Baton Rouge Advocate,''June 17, 1993.</ref>
In 1995, rather than seeking a third term in the legislature, Theriot ran unsuccessfully as a Democrat for state treasurer. With 372,500 (29 percent), he finished second in the primary to fellow Democrat Kenneth Addison "Ken" Duncan, an attorney from Baton Rouge, who polled 448,182 votes (34.9 percent). Mary Chehardy, a Republican candidate from Jefferson Parish, finished in third place with 335,463 (26.1 percent). A second Republican, Gayle Joseph, trailed with 128,272 (10 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 21, 1995.</ref> In the second round of balloting, Duncan defeated Theriot, 798,280 votes (56.6 percent) to 610,964 (43.4 percent). The then incumbent treasurer, [[Mary Landrieu]] of New Orleans, ran unsuccessfully for governor a year before she would win election three times to the [[United States Senate]].<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Ele3ction Returns, November 18, 1995.</ref>
In 1995, rather than seeking a third term in the legislature, Theriot ran unsuccessfully as a Democrat for state treasurer. With 372,500 (29 percent), he finished second in the primary to fellow Democrat Kenneth Addison "Ken" Duncan, an attorney from Baton Rouge, who polled 448,182 votes (34.9 percent). Mary Chehardy, a Republican candidate from Jefferson Parish, finished in third place with 335,463 (26.1 percent). A second Republican, Gayle Joseph, trailed with 128,272 (10 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 21, 1995.</ref> In the second round of balloting, Duncan defeated Theriot, 798,280 votes (56.6 percent) to 610,964 (43.4 percent). The then incumbent treasurer, [[Mary Landrieu]] of New Orleans, ran unsuccessfully for governor a year before she would win election three times to the [[United States Senate]].<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 18, 1995.</ref>
==Legislative auditor==
==Legislative auditor==