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Gaudin retained an interest in Republican politics after he left the legislature. He was a delegate to the 1996 [[Republican National Convention]] held in [[San Diego]], [[California]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/conventions/san.diego/facts/delegate.profile/LA.shtml|title=GOP delegates for Louisiana|work=All Politics: 1996 convention|publisher=CNN|accessdate=October 21, 2019}}</ref> which nominated the ticket of [[Bob Dole and [[Jack Kemp]].The Dole-Kemp combination, however, lost Louisiana's then nine electoral votes (now eight electoral votes) in the fall campaign to Democrats [[Bill Clinton]] and [[Al Gore]].

Gaudin retained an interest in Republican politics after he left the legislature. He was a delegate to the 1996 [[Republican National Convention]] held in [[San Diego]], [[California]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/conventions/san.diego/facts/delegate.profile/LA.shtml|title=GOP delegates for Louisiana|work=All Politics: 1996 convention|publisher=CNN|accessdate=October 21, 2019}}</ref> which nominated the ticket of [[Bob Dole and [[Jack Kemp]].The Dole-Kemp combination, however, lost Louisiana's then nine electoral votes (now eight electoral votes) in the fall campaign to Democrats [[Bill Clinton]] and [[Al Gore]].

--Death and legacy==

==Death and legacy==

Gaudin died in Baton Rouge at the age of eighty-eight. His obituary sums up his life, accordingly: "If you're older than 40 and know something about Louisiana politics, you may know about Edward Clark Gaudin, who entered eternal life on Thursday, March 19, 2020. This eighty-eight year old man, "Clark," "E. Clark," "Clarky," "Mr. G," "Dad," or "Pops," will be remembered for … never missing Sunday Mass; tasting everything at least once, even if you don't want it; always vote, and when you vote, always vote Republican. He was a principled man, for sure, and it's one of his remarkable attributes."<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://obits.theadvocate.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=edward-clark-gaudin&pid=195765624|title=Edward Gaudin obituary|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=March 23, 2020|accessdate=March 24, 2020}}</ref>

Gaudin died in Baton Rouge at the age of eighty-eight. His obituary sums up his life, accordingly: "If you're older than 40 and know something about Louisiana politics, you may know about Edward Clark Gaudin, who entered eternal life on Thursday, March 19, 2020. This eighty-eight year old man, "Clark," "E. Clark," "Clarky," "Mr. G," "Dad," or "Pops," will be remembered for … never missing Sunday Mass; tasting everything at least once, even if you don't want it; always vote, and when you vote, always vote Republican. He was a principled man, for sure, and it's one of his remarkable attributes."<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://obits.theadvocate.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=edward-clark-gaudin&pid=195765624|title=Edward Gaudin obituary|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=March 23, 2020|accessdate=March 24, 2020}}</ref>