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Though he trailed in the [[primary]] election for the state House, Wright in the runoff contest defeated fellow Republican and [[conservative]] political activist [[Rob Maness]], who had twice lost races for the [[United States Senate]] in 2014 and 2016 to [[Bill Cassidy]] and [[John Neely Kennedy]], respectively. Wright polled 4,368 votes (58 percent) in a low-turnout contest to Maness' 3,154 (42 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/|title=Election Returns|date=November 18, 2017|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=November 22, 2017}}</ref>

Though he trailed in the [[primary]] election for the state House, Wright in the runoff contest defeated fellow Republican and [[conservative]] political activist [[Rob Maness]], who had twice lost races for the [[United States Senate]] in 2014 and 2016 to [[Bill Cassidy]] and [[John Neely Kennedy]], respectively. Wright polled 4,368 votes (58 percent) in a low-turnout contest to Maness' 3,154 (42 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/|title=Election Returns|date=November 18, 2017|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=November 22, 2017}}</ref>

Wright overwhelmingly won a full term in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 12, 2019. With 14,860 votes (80 percent), he defeated the Democrat Beverly Johnson, who finished with 3,617 votes (20 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12, 2019.</ref>

Wright overwhelmingly won a full legislative term in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 12, 2019. With 14,860 votes (80 percent), he defeated the Democrat Beverly Johnson, who finished with 3,617 votes (20 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12, 2019.</ref>

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