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===As state representative===

===As state representative===

On November 7, 1978, Bolin ran in the [[special election]] for the District 10 seat in the Louisiana House vacated by Richard Harmon Drew, Sr. (1917-1995). A former Minden city judge, Drew was again elected to that post in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] held on September 16 and had therefore resigned his House seat. Bolin led the balloting over three opponents, including Achillea Gust "Ike" Kirkikis (1926–2004), a [[Greece|Greek]]-[[United States|American]] [[business]]man from Minden who also served for four terms on the Webster Parish Police Jury, the parish governing council, was a past president of the Minden Beautification Council, and owned until 1981 Economy Butane and Propane Company.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald,'' December 18, 1978, p. 1.</ref> Also in the race were outgoing Minden[[ Mayor]] [[J. E. "Pat" Patterson]] and forester William H. "Bill" Zachry, Jr. (born June 10, 1943), the most politically [[conservative]] of the four candidates. Bolin led the field, with 5,580 votes (47.2 percent) to Kirkikis's 2,789 (23.6 percent), Patterson's 2,687 (22.7 percent), and Zachry's 773 (6.5 percent). Patterson's son, Ricky Patterson (1951–1978), was shot to death on November 6, election-eve.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald,'' November 7–8, 1978.</ref>

On November 7, 1978, Bolin, a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], ran in the [[special election]] for the District 10 seat in the Louisiana House vacated by Richard Harmon Drew, Sr. (1917-1995). A former Minden city judge, Drew was again elected to that post in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] held on September 16 and had therefore resigned his House seat. Bolin led the balloting over three opponents, including Achillea Gust "Ike" Kirkikis (1926–2004), a [[Greece|Greek]]-[[United States|American]] [[business]]man from Minden who also served for four terms on the Webster Parish Police Jury, the parish governing council, was a past president of the Minden Beautification Council, and owned until 1981 Economy Butane and Propane Company.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald,'' December 18, 1978, p. 1.</ref> Also in the race were outgoing Minden[[ Mayor]] [[J. E. "Pat" Patterson]] and forester William H. "Bill" Zachry, Jr. (born June 10, 1943), the most politically [[conservative]] of the four candidates. Bolin led the field, with 5,580 votes (47.2 percent) to Kirkikis's 2,789 (23.6 percent), Patterson's 2,687 (22.7 percent), and Zachry's 773 (6.5 percent). Patterson's son, Ricky Patterson (1951–1978), was shot to death on November 6, election-eve.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald,'' November 7–8, 1978.</ref>

In the runoff held on December 16, Bolin prevailed, 2,698 (59.5 percent) to Kirkikis' 1,833 (40.5 percent). He hence took office on January 1, 1979, for the fifteen months remaining in Drew's unexpired term.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald,'' December 17, 1978.</ref>​

In the runoff held on December 16, Bolin prevailed, 2,698 (59.5 percent) to Kirkikis' 1,833 (40.5 percent). He hence took office on January 1, 1979, for the fifteen months remaining in Drew's unexpired term.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald,'' December 17, 1978.</ref>​