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After his defeat for governor, Vitter announced that he would not seek a third term in the Senate in 2016. After numerous failed campaigns, David Duke ran to succeed Vitter for the Senate but finished in seventh place among twenty-four candidates with 3 percent of the ballots cast. The sixth-placed candidate, [[Rob Maness]], a retired colonel in the [[United States Air Force]], had backed Vitter in the governor's race through his Gator political action committee. Other eliminated candidates were U.S. Representatives Charles Boustany of [[Lafayette]] and [[John Fleming]] of [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Graphical|title=Election Returns|date=November 8, 2016|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=November 10, 2016}}</ref> Vitter was succeeded on January 3, 2017, by Republican state Treasurer [[John Neely Kennedy]], who defeated the Democrat Foster Lonnie Campbell, Jr., on a runoff contest held on December 10, 2016.

After his defeat for governor, Vitter announced that he would not seek a third term in the Senate in 2016. After numerous failed campaigns, David Duke ran to succeed Vitter for the Senate but finished in seventh place among twenty-four candidates with 3 percent of the ballots cast. The sixth-placed candidate, [[Rob Maness]], a retired colonel in the [[United States Air Force]], had backed Vitter in the governor's race through his Gator political action committee. Other eliminated candidates were U.S. Representatives Charles Boustany of [[Lafayette]] and [[John Fleming]] of [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Graphical|title=Election Returns|date=November 8, 2016|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=November 10, 2016}}</ref> Vitter was succeeded on January 3, 2017, by Republican state Treasurer [[John Neely Kennedy]], who defeated the Democrat Foster Lonnie Campbell, Jr., on a runoff contest held on December 10, 2016.

Meanwhile, Mrs. Vitter, a New Orleans lawyer, is a  U.S. District Court [[judge]] for the Eastern District of Louisiana, having been appointed o the poition by U.S. President [[Donald Trump]].

Meanwhile, Mrs. Vitter, a New Orleans lawyer, is a  U.S. District Court [[judge]] for the Eastern District of Louisiana, having been appointed to the position by U.S. President [[Donald Trump]].

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