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In his initial election to the state Senate, Malone led in the primary with 10,422 votes (36 percent). Two [[Democratic Party|Democrats]], state Representative Melissa Scott Flournoy and [[incumbent]] state Senator Gregory John Barro, narrowly trailed with 9,470 (33 percent) and 9,166 (32 percent), respectively.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns,  October 21, 1995.</ref> In the general election, Malone defeated Flournoy—Barro was eliminated from the second round of balloting—by a comfortable margin. The outcome was 17,075 (59 percent) to Flournoy's 11,961 (41 percent). Malone may have benefited from being on the Republican ballot with successful [[Governor|gubernatorial]] candidate [[Mike Foster|Murphy James Foster, Jr]].<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns,  November 18, 1995.</ref>

In his initial election to the state Senate, Malone led in the primary with 10,422 votes (36 percent). Two [[Democratic Party|Democrats]], state Representative Melissa Scott Flournoy and [[incumbent]] state Senator Gregory John Barro, narrowly trailed with 9,470 (33 percent) and 9,166 (32 percent), respectively.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns,  October 21, 1995.</ref> In the general election, Malone defeated Flournoy—Barro was eliminated from the second round of balloting—by a comfortable margin. The outcome was 17,075 (59 percent) to Flournoy's 11,961 (41 percent). Malone may have benefited from being on the Republican ballot with successful [[Governor|gubernatorial]] candidate [[Mike Foster|Murphy James Foster, Jr]].<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns,  November 18, 1995.</ref>

Four years earlier, Flournoy had unseated incumbent Republican Representative Arthur W. "Art" Sour, Jr., to win a seat held for twenty years by the GOP.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns,  November 16, 1991.</ref> Also in 1991, Barro had defeated the conservative Republican Ronald Bradford "Ron" Fayard (1946–2011), a Realtor from Bossier City,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=ronald-bradford-fayard&pid=149165509&fhid=11119|title=Ronald Bradford Fayard obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=March 11, 2011|accessdate=March 11, 2011}}</ref> by a margin of 59-41 percent, an exact reversal of the 1995 result.

Four years earlier, Flournoy had unseated incumbent Republican Representative Arthur W. "Art" Sour, Jr., to win a seat held for twenty years by the GOP.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns,  November 16, 1991.</ref> Also in 1991, Barro had defeated the conservative Republican Ronald Bradford "Ron" Fayard (1946–2011), a Realtor from Bossier City,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=ronald-bradford-fayard&pid=149165509&fhid=11119|title=Ronald Bradford Fayard obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=March 11, 2011|accessdate=December 27, 2019}}</ref> by a margin of 59-41 percent, an exact reversal of the 1995 result.

In 1999, Malone was challenged by a somewhat conservative Republican state representative,  Robert E. "Bob" Barton, and a Democrat, Donald M. "Don" Pierson, Jr.  In the primary, Malone led with 8,830 votes (41 percent) to Pierson's 6,973 (32 percent), and Barton's 5,966 (27 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 23, 1999.</ref> Malone went on to defeat Pierson in the general election by 249 votes: 7,297 (51 percent) to 7,048 (49 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns,  November 20,  1995.</ref> In 2003, Malone again defeated Pierson but by a larger margin in the two-man primary than he had in the 1999 general election matchup: 14,790 votes (60 percent) to 10,010 (40 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns,  October 4, 2003.</ref>

In 1999, Malone was challenged by a somewhat conservative Republican state representative,  Robert E. "Bob" Barton, and a Democrat, Donald M. "Don" Pierson, Jr.  In the primary, Malone led with 8,830 votes (41 percent) to Pierson's 6,973 (32 percent), and Barton's 5,966 (27 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 23, 1999.</ref> Malone went on to defeat Pierson in the general election by 249 votes: 7,297 (51 percent) to 7,048 (49 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns,  November 20,  1995.</ref> In 2003, Malone again defeated Pierson but by a larger margin in the two-man primary than he had in the 1999 general election matchup: 14,790 votes (60 percent) to 10,010 (40 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns,  October 4, 2003.</ref>