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Mills polled 12,812 votes in the special Senate election, or 60 percent of the total  cast in the first round of balloting. Champagne finished second with 4,040 votes (19 percent).<ref name=ereturns/> Champagne campaigned as a "[[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]] Republican" and had the open support of Republican [[U.S. Senator]] [[David Vitter]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Can anyone knock out frontrunner Fred Mills in the District 22 state Senate race?|author=Nathan Stubbs |date=January 19, 2011|url=http://www.theind.com/cover-story/7633-fight-card |work=theind.com |accessdate=February 26, 2011}}</ref> Independent David Groner finished third with 2,534 votes (12 percent). The remaining ballots favored two other Republican candidates and a second Independent hopeful. No Democrats contested the position.<ref name=ereturns/>

Mills polled 12,812 votes in the special Senate election, or 60 percent of the total  cast in the first round of balloting. Champagne finished second with 4,040 votes (19 percent).<ref name=ereturns/> Champagne campaigned as a "[[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]] Republican" and had the open support of Republican [[U.S. Senator]] [[David Vitter]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Can anyone knock out frontrunner Fred Mills in the District 22 state Senate race?|author=Nathan Stubbs |date=January 19, 2011|url=http://www.theind.com/cover-story/7633-fight-card |work=theind.com |accessdate=February 26, 2011}}</ref> Independent David Groner finished third with 2,534 votes (12 percent). The remaining ballots favored two other Republican candidates and a second Independent hopeful. No Democrats contested the position.<ref name=ereturns/>

===Race for Lafayette Mayor-President==

===Race for Lafayette Mayor-President===

While still in city office in Youngsville, Champagne ran for the mayor-presidency of Lafayette Parish in the primary election held on October 12, 2019. His platform stressed the needs of those burgeoning communities in the parish but outside the city limits.  

While still in city office in Youngsville, Champagne ran to succeed Joel Robideaux in the race for the mayor-presidency of Lafayette in the primary election held on October 12, 2019. Her platform stressed the needs of those burgeoning communities in the parish but outside the city limits.  

She finished a strong third in the race with 16,102 votes (24 percent). In the runoff held on November 16, Champagne endorse fellow Republican [[Josh Guillory]], who went on to defeat the No Party candidate, Carlee Alm-LaBar.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns (Lafayette Parish), October 12 and November 16, 2019.</ref>

She finished a strong third in the race with 16,102 votes (24 percent). In the runoff held on November 16, Champagne endorse fellow Republican [[Josh Guillory]], who led in the primary with 31 percent of the vote went on to defeat the No Party candidate, Carlee Alm-LaBar.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns (Lafayette Parish), October 12 and November 16, 2019.</ref>

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