Champagne ran in a [[special election]] for the state Senate but lost to a House colleague, [[Fred Mills (Louisiana politician)|Fred Henry Mills, Jr.]], a banker and pharmacist from St. Martin Parish. Mills also switched from Democrat-to-Republican in 2010.<ref name=ereturns>Louisiana Secretary of
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Champagne ran in a [[special election]] for the state Senate but lost to a House colleague, [[Fred Mills|Fred Henry Mills, Jr.]], a banker and pharmacist from St. Martin Parish. Mills also switched from Democrat-to-Republican in 2010.<ref name=ereturns>Louisiana Secretary of
State, Election Returns, January 22, 2011.</ref>
State, Election Returns, January 22, 2011.</ref>