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In October 2018, Morris endorsed U.S. Senator [[John Neely Kennedy]] for [[governor]] in the 2019 nonpartisan blanket primary election against the Democrat incumbent, [[John Bel Edwards]]. Kennedy, however, did not enter the governor's race. Morris said that he personally likes Edwards but considered Kennedy likely to "bring constructive conservative leadership" to a state that has been hurting economically.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2018/10/30/rep-jay-morris-la-needs-john-kennedy-governor/1818314002/|title=Rep. Jay Morris: Louisiana needs John Kennedy as governor|date=October 30, 2018|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|author=[[Greg Hilburn]]|accessdate=October 31, 2018}}</ref>
In October 2018, Morris endorsed U.S. Senator [[John Neely Kennedy]] for [[governor]] in the 2019 nonpartisan blanket primary election against the Democrat incumbent, [[John Bel Edwards]]. Kennedy, however, did not enter the governor's race. Morris said that he personally likes Edwards but considered Kennedy likely to "bring constructive conservative leadership" to a state that has been hurting economically.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2018/10/30/rep-jay-morris-la-needs-john-kennedy-governor/1818314002/|title=Rep. Jay Morris: Louisiana needs John Kennedy as governor|date=October 30, 2018|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|author=[[Greg Hilburn]]|accessdate=October 31, 2018}}</ref>
Morris is not a candidate for a third term in the House. Instead he is challenging Democrat-turned-Republican [[James R. Fannin|James R. "Jim" Fannin]] of Jonesboro in the nonpartisan blanket primary on October 12, 2019, for the 35th District state Senate seat. Matt Parker, a Republican from Calhoun, is also in the contest.
Morris is not a candidate for a third term in the House. Instead he is challenging Democrat-turned-Republican [[James R. Fannin|James R. "Jim" Fannin]] of Jonesboro in the nonpartisan blanket primary on October 12, 2019, for the 35th District state Senate seat. Matt Parker, a Republican from Calhoun, is also in the contest. Morris led the race in the primary and meets Fannin in the runoff contest on November 16, 2019.
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