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In March 1993, while still in his twenties, Bennett ran as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] in a [[special election]] for the District 67 seat in the Louisiana House of Representatives]]. He finished in third place with 11 percent of the vote.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, March 6, 1993.</ref>

In March 1993, while still in his twenties, Bennett ran as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] in a [[special election]] for the District 67 seat in the Louisiana House of Representatives]]. He finished in third place with 11 percent of the vote.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, March 6, 1993.</ref>

In 2003, Bennett, Clyde Cecil Holloway (1943-2016) and Melinda Schwegmann were three major Republican candidates for [[lieutenant governor]]. Bennett stressed improving the state's business climate in his campaign.<ref name=hurst/> The position instead went to the lone [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] in the race, [[Mitch Landrieu]], later the [[mayor]] of New Orleans.<ref name=obit/> Bennett ran fourth in the nonpartisan blanket primary, with 108,293 votes (8.5 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 4, 2003.</ref>

In 2003, Bennett, Clyde Cecil Holloway (1943-2016), a former [[U.S. Representative]] for Louisiana's 8th congressional district seat and later a member of the state Public Service Commission, and Melinda Schwegmann were three major Republican candidates for lieutenant governor. Bennett stressed improving the state's business climate in his campaign.<ref name=hurst/> The position instead went to the lone [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] in the race, [[Mitch Landrieu]], later the [[mayor]] of New Orleans.<ref name=obit/> Bennett ran fourth in the nonpartisan blanket primary, with 108,293 votes (8.5 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 4, 2003.</ref>

In 2004, Bennett ran unsuccessfully again, this time for a seat on the 144-member Republican State Central Committee from House District 61, but he lost to [[Dan Richey]], a former member of both houses of the state legislature, having represented the area about Concordia Parish. Richey defeated Bennett, 102-65, in a low-turnout [[closed primary]].<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returs, March 9, 2004.</ref>

In 2004, Bennett ran unsuccessfully again, this time for a seat on the 144-member Republican State Central Committee from House District 61, but he lost to [[Dan Richey]], a former member of both houses of the state legislature, having represented the area about Concordia Parish. Richey defeated Bennett, 102-65, in a low-turnout [[closed primary]].<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returs, March 9, 2004.</ref>