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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).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Results, October 24, 2015.</ref>
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).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Results, October 24, 2015.</ref>
==2019 reelection
==2019 reelection==
In the nonpartisan blanket primary on October 12, 2019, Donelon defeated a single challenger, a fellow Republican, Timothy Jason "Tim" Temple, 631,721 votes (53 percent) to 549,140 (47 percent.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12, 2019.</ref> Temple, who was born on February 18, 1970, is a native of DeRidder in Beauregard Parish, a former insurance agent, and currently a financial services representative in Baton Rouge. He 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 pledged to finance his campaign with a $1 million personal contribution and therefore had a monetary advantage over Donelon.
In the nonpartisan blanket primary on October 12, 2019, Donelon defeated a single challenger, a fellow Republican, Timothy Jason "Tim" Temple, 631,721 votes (53 percent) to 549,140 (47 percent.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12, 2019.</ref> Temple, who was born on February 18, 1970, is a native of DeRidder in Beauregard Parish, a former insurance agent, and currently a financial services representative in Baton Rouge. He 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 pledged to finance his campaign with a $1 million personal contribution and therefore had a monetary advantage over Donelon.