| − | 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. | + | 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 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> |
| − | 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> | |