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===State Senate election defeat===
===State Senate election defeat===
Limited to three terms in the state House, Pinac instead ran as a Democrat in the primary held on October 20, 2007, for the District 25 seat in the state Senate seat vacated by another Democrat-turned-Republican, [[Gerald Theunissen]] of Jennings in Jefferson Davis Parish. In that same election, he was a strong backer of the Democrat [[Bob Odom]], who was eliminated from another term as state commissioner of agriculture and forestry. Pinac led in the primary with 13,437 votes (38.5 percent) and went into the [[general election]] with Republican [[Dan"Blade" Morrish]] of Jennings, who had trailed in the first round of balloting with 11,145 (32 percent). A third candidate, Republican [[Mark Abraham]], the president of the Lake Charles Port Authority, a member of the Lake Charles City Council from 1989 to 1992, and a former LSU [[football]] star.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://louisianaconservative.com/?p=197|title=Mark Abraham for Louisiana Senate, District 25|publisher=louisianaconservative.com|accessdate=December 27, 2008}}</ref> ran third with a crucial 10,294 votes (29.5 percent)<ref name=lsos>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 20, 2007.</ref> In the November 17 general election, with a much lower turnout, Morrish prevailed with 11,186 (53.9 percent) to Pinac's 9,556 (46 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 17, 2007.</ref>
Limited to three terms in the state House, Pinac instead ran as a Democrat in the primary held on October 20, 2007, for the District 25 seat in the state Senate seat vacated by another Democrat-turned-Republican, [[Gerald Theunissen]] of Jennings in Jefferson Davis Parish. In that same election, he was a strong backer of the Democrat [[Bob Odom]], who was eliminated from another term as state commissioner of agriculture and forestry. Pinac led in the primary with 13,437 votes (38.5 percent) and went into the [[general election]] with Republican [[Dan "Blade" Morrish]] of Jennings, who had trailed in the first round of balloting with 11,145 (32 percent). A third candidate, Republican [[Mark Abraham]], the president of the Lake Charles Port Authority, a member of the Lake Charles City Council from 1989 to 1992, and a former LSU [[football]] star.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://louisianaconservative.com/?p=197|title=Mark Abraham for Louisiana Senate, District 25|publisher=louisianaconservative.com|accessdate=December 27, 2008}}</ref> ran third with a crucial 10,294 votes (29.5 percent)<ref name=lsos>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 20, 2007.</ref> In the November 17 general election, with a much lower turnout, Morrish prevailed with 11,186 (53.9 percent) to Pinac's 9,556 (46 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 17, 2007.</ref>
After his failure to win the state Senate seat, Pinac switched parties just prior to announcing that he would run for the PSC. Isabella delaHoussaye also switched to Republican affiliation and ran for the House seat again in 2007, but she was defeated by the Democrat Jack Montoucet, 57 to 43 percent.<ref name=lsos/>
After his failure to win the state Senate seat, Pinac switched parties just prior to announcing that he would run for the PSC. Isabella delaHoussaye also switched to Republican affiliation and ran for the House seat again in 2007, but she was defeated by the Democrat Jack Montoucet, 57 to 43 percent.<ref name=lsos/>