| − | |succeeded=Pending results of November 16, 2019 runoff election | + | |succeeded=Pending results of November 16, 2019 runoff election between Franklin Foil (R) and Beverly Brooks Thompson (D) |
| | |birth_place=[[Baton Rouge]], Louisiana, [[United States|USA]] | | |birth_place=[[Baton Rouge]], Louisiana, [[United States|USA]] |
| | On September 19, 2014, Claitor, Lenar Whitney, Paul Dietzel, and two other Republican congressional candidates, Garret Graves and Trey Thomas, all received the "Outstanding Family Advocate Award" from the Louisiana Family Forum.<ref>"End of Week: Victory achieves lifetime award!", Louisiana Family Forum, September 19, 2004.</ref> | | On September 19, 2014, Claitor, Lenar Whitney, Paul Dietzel, and two other Republican congressional candidates, Garret Graves and Trey Thomas, all received the "Outstanding Family Advocate Award" from the Louisiana Family Forum.<ref>"End of Week: Victory achieves lifetime award!", Louisiana Family Forum, September 19, 2004.</ref> |
| − | Claitor was term-limited in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 12, 2019. Two Republicans, state Representatives [[Steve Carter (Louisiana politician)|Steve Carter]] and Franklin Foil (tied vote), and a Democrat remain in the running as well. | + | Claitor was term-limited in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 12, 2019. His seat will be filled through a runoff on November 16 between Republican state Representative Franklin Foil and the Democrat Beverly Brooks Thompson. Outgoing state Representatives [[Steve Carter (Louisiana politician)|Steve Carter]] finished third in the primary, only four votes beind Foil and hence failed to gain a runoff berth. |