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"John Hainkel was comfortable in the package God gave him," said Jay Dardenne, who was elected Louisiana secretary of state in a special election on September 30, 2006, and subsequently became lieutenant governor and the state commissioner of administration.

"John Hainkel was comfortable in the package God gave him," said Jay Dardenne, who was elected Louisiana secretary of state in a special election on September 30, 2006, and subsequently became lieutenant governor and the state commissioner of administration.

The New Orleans Chapter of the Alliance for Good Government awarded him their "Legislator of the Year" award more than once and with their" Special Award" in 1983. The Associated Builders and Contractors of Louisiana named him "Man of the Year" in 1972; he was honored with the Louisiana/Mississippi [[Associated Press]] [[Margaret Dixon]] Award in 1980; as "Alumnus of the Yea" of Tulane University, and as Alumnus of the Year of De La Salle High School. In 1988, Senator Hainkel was chosen Legislator of the Year by the Louisiana Restaurant Association. In 1999, Senator Hainkel was honored by the Tangipahoa Parish School Board for his leadership in providing for funding for public education.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204092457/http://www.wtcno.org/programs/2001/hainkel-03-02.htm|title=Archived copy|publisher=wtcno.org|date=August 4, 2008|accessdate=June 14, 2009></ref>

The New Orleans Chapter of the Alliance for Good Government awarded him their "Legislator of the Year" award more than once and with their" Special Award" in 1983. The Associated Builders and Contractors of Louisiana named him "Man of the Year" in 1972; he was honored with the Louisiana/Mississippi [[Associated Press]] [[Margaret Dixon]] Award in 1980; as "Alumnus of the Yea" of Tulane University, and as Alumnus of the Year of De La Salle High School. In 1988, Senator Hainkel was chosen Legislator of the Year by the Louisiana Restaurant Association. In 1999, Senator Hainkel was honored by the Tangipahoa Parish School Board for his leadership in providing for funding for public education.

Hainkel was succeeded in the Louisiana Senate by fellow Republican [[Julie Quinn]], who won a  special election runoff election in July 2005 against another Republican, [[Diane Winston]], a state representative from Covington in St. Tammany Parish. After the district was considerably altered in the 2011 redistricting, Quinn did not seek reelection.

Hainkel was succeeded in the Louisiana Senate by fellow Republican [[Julie Quinn]], who won a  special election runoff election in July 2005 against another Republican, [[Diane Winston]], a state representative from Covington in St. Tammany Parish. After the district was considerably altered in the 2011 redistricting, Quinn did not seek reelection.