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On August 2, 2011, Badon announced that because of his farming and business commitments he would not seek reelection in the October 22 nonpartisan blanket primary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.katc.com/news/representative-bobby-badon-not-seeking-reelection/|title=Representative Bobby Badon Not Seeking Reelection|date= August 2, 2011|publisher=katc.com|accessdate=August 30, 2011}}</ref>
On August 2, 2011, Badon announced that because of his farming and business commitments he would not seek reelection in the October 22 nonpartisan blanket primary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.katc.com/news/representative-bobby-badon-not-seeking-reelection/|title=Representative Bobby Badon Not Seeking Reelection|date= August 2, 2011|publisher=katc.com|accessdate=August 30, 2011}}</ref>
Home builder Stephen Ortego, a Democrat who polled 25 percent of the ballots in the 2007 primary against Badon,<ref name=election/> ran again for the post in [[redistricting|redistricted]] territory. The redrawn district included the city of Scott, now in District 45 represented by [[Moderate Republican]] [[Jean-Paul Coussan]] of Lafayette.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kpel965.com/ortego-announces-candidacy-for-badons-seat/|title=Oretega announces candidacy for Badon's seat, August 3, 2011|publisher=kpel965.com|accessdate=August 30, 2011}}</ref>
Home builder [[Stephen Ortego]], a Democrat who polled 25 percent of the ballots in the 2007 primary against Badon,<ref name=election/> ran again for the post in [[redistricting|redistricted]] territory. The redrawn district included the city of Scott, now in District 45 represented by [[Moderate Republican]] [[Jean-Paul Coussan]] of Lafayette.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kpel965.com/ortego-announces-candidacy-for-badons-seat/|title=Oretega announces candidacy for Badon's seat, August 3, 2011|publisher=kpel965.com|accessdate=August 30, 2011}}</ref>
Primary results place Ortego in the November 19, 2011, general election with Republican Don Menard, who led the three-candidate field with 44.5 percent. Ortego trailed with 35 percent, and the [[Independent voter|Independent]] candidate, James "Jaime" Arnaud, held the remaining 20.5 percent of the ballots cast.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Primary election returns, October 22, 2011.</ref> Menard carried the backing of then [[U.S. Senator]] [[David Vitter]]'s Louisiana Committee for a Republican Majority. Stephen Ortego then won the general electionover Menard with 55 percent of the vote.
Primary results place Ortego in the November 19, 2011, general election with Republican Don Menard, who led the three-candidate field with 44.5 percent. Ortego trailed with 35 percent, and the [[Independent voter|Independent]] candidate, James "Jaime" Arnaud, held the remaining 20.5 percent of the ballots cast.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Primary election returns, October 22, 2011.</ref> Menard carried the backing of then [[U.S. Senator]] [[David Vitter]]'s Louisiana Committee for a Republican Majority. Stephen Ortego then won the general electionover Menard with 55 percent of the vote.