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In March 2020, Harris announced his candidacy to succeed fellow Republican [[Ralph Abraham]], a failed candidate for governor in 2019 who is vacating Louisiana's 5th congressional district seat. In the nine-candidate primary held in conjunction with the presidential election on November 3, 2020, Harris finished in second place with 17 percent of the vote. The then entered a runoff with the top-finishing candidate, [[Luke Letlow]], who drew 33 percent of the ballots cast. Letlow is Abraham's former chief of staff.
In March 2020, Harris announced his candidacy to succeed fellow Republican [[Ralph Abraham]], a failed candidate for governor in 2019 who is vacating Louisiana's 5th congressional district seat. In the nine-candidate primary held in conjunction with the presidential election on November 3, 2020, Harris finished in second place with 17 percent of the vote. The then entered a runoff with the top-finishing candidate, [[Luke Letlow]], who drew 33 percent of the ballots cast. Letlow is Abraham's former chief of staff.
In January 2021, Harris was defeated in his challenge to Republican State Chairman [[Louis Gurvich]]. Only the 225 state executive members were cast in the race. Gurvich said that his relationship with Harris remains cordial.
<ref>''[[Moon Griffon|The Moon Griffon Show]],'' February 1, 2021.</ref>
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