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| religion=Southern [[Methodist]] Church
| religion=Southern [[Methodist]] Church
| alma_mater=Benton (Louisiana) High School
| alma_mater=Benton (Louisiana) High School
[[University of Arkansas]] (Fayetteville)
[[University of Arkansas]] (Fayetteville)<br>
[[University of Colorado]] (Boulder)
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| footnotes='''Note''':<br>
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McKeithen was a prohibitive favorite for re-nomination in 1967 and ran unopposed in the general election held on February 6, 1968. The governor supported 31-year-old Springhill attorney, [[Jack Montgomery (Louisiana politician)|John Willard "Jack" Montgomery, Sr.]], in the senatorial primary against Harold Montgomery. Despite the same surname, the two were not related. The "battles of the Montgomerys" (There was a rematch in 1971.) were the most heated state senate races in the district in many years.
McKeithen was a prohibitive favorite for re-nomination in 1967 and ran unopposed in the general election held on February 6, 1968. The governor supported 31-year-old Springhill attorney, [[Jack Montgomery (Louisiana politician)|John Willard "Jack" Montgomery, Sr.]], in the senatorial primary against Harold Montgomery. Despite the same surname, the two were not related. The "battles of the Montgomerys" (There was a rematch in 1971.) were the most heated state senate races in the district in many years.
Jack Montgomery's campaign produced a [[newspaper]] advertisement listing those Springhill dignitaries behind the young candidate's campaign: John L. Cathcart, former principal of both [[Minden (Louisiana) High School|Minden High School]] and [[E. S. Richardson|E.S. Richardson Elementary School]] in Minden, Springhill High School principal Ed Olive, and [[D.C. Wimberly]], a decorated [[World War II]]POW and an elementary school principal in Springhill. Others supporting Jack Montgomery were then Springhill Mayor James Allen and Springhill newspaper [[publisher]] [[Danny Scott]] (1930–2007).<ref>''Minden Press-Herald,'' December 14, 1967, p. 2.</ref> Jack Montgomery questioned why state highway funding for Bossier and, particularly, Webster Parish lagged behind other parishes in the region. In a newspaper advertisement, he cited a study which ranked Bossier in 14th place and Webster in 20th place among the twenty-three parishes of north Louisiana in the amount of highway appropriations.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald,'' December 15, 1967, p. 16.</ref> Some educators rallied behind Harold in an advertisement claiming to "Keep Good Government," including former Webster Parish school supervisor Ruby M. Craton (1900–1984) of Minden.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald'' (advertisement), December 8, 1967.</ref>
Jack Montgomery's campaign produced a [[newspaper]] advertisement listing those Springhill dignitaries behind the young candidate's campaign: John L. Cathcart, former principal of both [[Minden (Louisiana) High School|Minden High School]] and [[E. S. Richardson|E.S. Richardson Elementary School]] in Minden, Springhill High School principal Ed Olive, and [[D.C. Wimberly]], a decorated [[World War II]]POW and an elementary school principal in Springhill. Others supporting Jack Montgomery were then Springhill Mayor James Allen and Springhill newspaper [[publisher]] [[Danny Scott]] (1930–2007).<ref>''Minden Press-Herald,'' December 14, 1967, p. 2.</ref> Jack Montgomery questioned why state highway funding for Bossier and, particularly, Webster Parish lagged behind other parishes in the region. In a newspaper advertisement, he cited a study which ranked Bossier in 14th place and Webster in 20th place among the twenty-three parishes of north Louisiana in the amount of highway appropriations.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald,'' December 15, 1967, p. 16.</ref> Some educators rallied behind Harold in an advertisement claiming to "Keep Good Government," including former Webster Parish school supervisor Ruby M. Craton (1900–1984) of Minden.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald'' (advertisement), December 8, 1967.</ref>
In his own advertising, Harold Montgomery touted his 100 percent Senate attendance record, the best score since such records began to be kept in 1958 by the non-partisan Public Affairs Research Council. Montgomery was one of five state senators who claimed a 100 percent "good government" rating from the [[Chamber of Commerce]].<ref>''Minden Press-Herald'' (advertisement), October 13, 1967, p. 6.</ref>
In his own advertising, Harold Montgomery touted his 100 percent Senate attendance record, the best score since such records began to be kept in 1958 by the non-partisan Public Affairs Research Council. Montgomery was one of five state senators who claimed a 100 percent "good government" rating from the [[Chamber of Commerce]].<ref>''Minden Press-Herald'' (advertisement), October 13, 1967, p. 6.</ref>