| | :''Not to be confused with [[Mike Johnson]], [[U.S. Representative]] for [[Louisiana]]'s 4th congressional district and a former state representative from Bossier Parish'' | | :''Not to be confused with [[Mike Johnson]], [[U.S. Representative]] for [[Louisiana]]'s 4th congressional district and a former state representative from Bossier Parish'' |
| | '''Michael Thomas Johnson''', known as '''Mike Johnson''' (born June 3, 1959),<ref>{{cite web.|url=https://www.mylife.com/michael-johnson/e408038323656|title=Michael Johnson|publisher=mylife.com|accessdate=December 30, 2019}}</ref> is an attorney from [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]], [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 27 in north and eastern Rapides Parish. | | '''Michael Thomas Johnson''', known as '''Mike Johnson''' (born June 3, 1959),<ref>{{cite web.|url=https://www.mylife.com/michael-johnson/e408038323656|title=Michael Johnson|publisher=mylife.com|accessdate=December 30, 2019}}</ref> is an attorney from [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]], [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 27 in north and eastern Rapides Parish. |
| − | Johnson's seat opened when the incumbent Republican, [[Chris Hazel]], resigned in December 2018, to become an elected judge of the Louisiana 9th Judicial District Court. Johnson won the special election held on February 23, 2019, to complete the ten months remaining in the term of Chris Hazel. With 3, 713 votes (92 percent), he defeated a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], Richard Kretzsinger, who drew 331 votes (8 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, February 23, 2019.</ref> He was unopposed for. a full four-year legislative term in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 12, 2019 | + | Johnson's seat opened when the incumbent Republican, [[Chris Hazel]], resigned in December 2018, to become an elected judge of the Louisiana 9th Judicial District Court in [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]]. Johnson won the special election held on February 23, 2019, to complete the ten months remaining in the term of Chris Hazel. With 3, 713 votes (92 percent), he defeated a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], Richard Kretzsinger, who drew 331 votes (8 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, February 23, 2019.</ref> He was unopposed for. a full four-year legislative term in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 12, 2019 |