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Earlier, on November 4, 2008, Thomas was an intra-party candidate in a special election against Republican Conrad Appel for the District 9 seat in the Louisiana State Senate. Thomas' defeat for the Senate seat was her fourth election loss since 1999. Appel said that he was pleased to have Thomas as his opponent: "Polly and I have been friends for a long time, and this has been a hard race for me. I'm really proud of Polly."<ref name=nola>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2008/11/appel_bests_thomas_for_state_s.html|title=Richard Rainey, "Conrad Appel bests Polly Thomas for state Senate seat," November 4, 2008|publisher=nola.com|accessdate=August 31, 2011}}</ref> Appel in 2008 received 21,853 votes (52.1 percent) to Thomas's 20,065 votes (47.9 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/11042008/11042008_Legislative.html|title=Louisiana general election returns, November 4, 2008|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=August 31, 2011}}</ref>

Earlier, on November 4, 2008, Thomas was an intra-party candidate in a special election against Republican Conrad Appel for the District 9 seat in the Louisiana State Senate. Thomas' defeat for the Senate seat was her fourth election loss since 1999. Appel said that he was pleased to have Thomas as his opponent: "Polly and I have been friends for a long time, and this has been a hard race for me. I'm really proud of Polly."<ref name=nola>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2008/11/appel_bests_thomas_for_state_s.html|title=Richard Rainey, "Conrad Appel bests Polly Thomas for state Senate seat," November 4, 2008|publisher=nola.com|accessdate=August 31, 2011}}</ref> Appel in 2008 received 21,853 votes (52.1 percent) to Thomas's 20,065 votes (47.9 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/11042008/11042008_Legislative.html|title=Louisiana general election returns, November 4, 2008|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=August 31, 2011}}</ref>

In 2007, before her race against Appel, Thomas ran in 2007 for the state Senate against [[Steve Scalise]] and finished with 29 percent of the vote in the regular legislative election. Scalise was, however, soon the winner of still another special election to fill Louisiana's 1st congressional district, a position which he still holds as the House Majority Whip. The congressional seat opened when [[Bobby Jindal]] was elected [[governor]] of Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10202007/10202007_Legislative.html|title=Louisiana primary election returns, October 20, 2007|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=August 31, 2011}}</ref>   

In 2007, before her race against Appel, Thomas ran in 2007 for the state Senate against [[Steve Scalise]] and finished with 29 percent of the vote in the regular legislative election. Scalise was, however, soon the winner of still another special election to fill Louisiana's 1st congressional district, a position which he still holds as the House Majority Whip. That congressional seat opened when [[Bobby Jindal]] was elected [[governor]] of Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10202007/10202007_Legislative.html|title=Louisiana primary election returns, October 20, 2007|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=August 31, 2011}}</ref>  

 

Thomas handily won a full term in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 12, 2019. With 7,414 votes (70 percent), she defeated an intra-party rival, John Mason, who finished the race with 3,134 vote (30 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12, 2019.</ref>

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