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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.
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.
==Personal life==
==Biography==
Johnson graduated in 1977 from Pineville High School and received in 1981 a degree in public administration from [[Southern Baptist]]-affiliated [[Louisiana College]] in Pineville. In 1984, he obtained his legal credentials from the historically black Southern University Law Center in [[Baton Rouge]], from which many white students have graduated in recent years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/members.aspx?ID=27#|title=Louisiana House Member Page: Michael T. Johnson|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=December 30, 2019}}</ref>
Johnson graduated in 1977 from Pineville High School and received in 1981 a degree in public administration from [[Southern Baptist]]-affiliated [[Louisiana College]] in Pineville. In 1984, he obtained his legal credentials from the historically black Southern University Law Center in [[Baton Rouge]], from which many white students have graduated in recent years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/members.aspx?ID=27#|title=Louisiana House Member Page: Michael T. Johnson|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=December 30, 2019}}</ref>