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'''Rodney Wayne Schamerhorn''' (born January 11, 1955) is a [[business]]man from Vernon Parish, [[Louisiana]], who is an incoming [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 24, which encompasses Natchitoches, Sabine, and Vernon parishes in the western portion of the state.   

'''Rodney Wayne Schamerhorn''' (born January 11, 1955) is a [[business]]man from Vernon Parish, [[Louisiana]], who is the [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 24, which encompasses Natchitoches, Sabine, and Vernon parishes in the western portion of the state.   

In the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 12, 2019, Schamerhorn, with 7,377 votes (53 percent) defeated two opponents, fellow Republican Greg Lord, who polled 5,259 votes (37 percent) and [[Independent]] Willie Banks, who received 1,402 votes (10 percent). Schamerhorn will succeed the term-limited [[Frank A. Howard]], a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned Republican. In 2015, Howard defeated Schamerhorn in this legislative race.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12, 2019.</ref>

In the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 12, 2019, Schamerhorn, with 7,377 votes (53 percent) defeated two opponents, fellow Republican Greg Lord, who polled 5,259 votes (37 percent) and [[Independent]] Willie Banks, who received 1,402 votes (10 percent). Schamerhorn succeeded the term-limited [[Frank A. Howard]], a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned Republican. In 2015, Howard had defeated Schamerhorn in this legislative race.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12, 2019.</ref>

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