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In 2007, Ardoin fell short in a race for House District 68 to succeed the Democrat-turned-Republican incumbent William Daniel, a petroleum engineer. Ardoin led the legislative vote with 5,531 ballots (41 percent) to fellow Republican [[Steve Carter (Louisiana politician)|Steve Carter]]'s 5,242 votes (38.9 percent). The remaining 2,705 votes (20 percent) were received by Jay Lyles.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 20, 2007.</ref> In the second balloting on November 17, which had a lower turnout because of the lack of a gubernatorial contest, Carter prevailed by 87 votes, 4,967 (50.4 percent) to Ardoin's 4,880 (49.6 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 17, 2007.</ref>
In 2007, Ardoin fell short in a race for House District 68 to succeed the Democrat-turned-Republican incumbent William Daniel, a petroleum engineer. Ardoin led the legislative vote with 5,531 ballots (41 percent) to fellow Republican [[Steve Carter (Louisiana politician)|Steve Carter]]'s 5,242 votes (38.9 percent). The remaining 2,705 votes (20 percent) were received by Jay Lyles.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 20, 2007.</ref> In the second balloting on November 17, which had a lower turnout because of the lack of a gubernatorial contest, Carter prevailed by 87 votes, 4,967 (50.4 percent) to Ardoin's 4,880 (49.6 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 17, 2007.</ref>
In April 2020, Ardoin proposed the expansion of mail-in ballots for the presidential primaries and local elections set for July in light of the [[coronavirus]] pandemic, which particularly impacted New Orleans. The move was denounced by conservatives, such as the [[radio]] talk show host [[Moon Griffon]], who contend that the lack of safeguards regarding voter identification will produce fraudulent elections. The plan appears to have the support of the twenty-three [[Louisiana Republican Fraud Squad|Fraud Squad]] members who usually support Democratic Governor [[John Bel Edwards]]. Griffon noted that Ardoin and others considered "conservative" sat on the platform for [[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]] when Trump came twice in 2019 to campaign for the failed GOP gubernatorial candidate [[Eddie Rispone]] and then propose bills weakening voter identification rules that the President opposes.<ref>''[[Moon Griffon|The Moon Griffon Show]],'' April 22, 2020.</ref>
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