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==Defeating John F. Schwegmann twice==

==Defeating John F. Schwegmann twice==

As a Republican, Blossman in 1996 unseated incumbent Commissioner John F. Schwegmann (born 1946), then a Democrat from Metairie, a large census-designated place in Jefferson Parish. Schwegmann's father was the late state legislator and PSC member [[John G. Schwegmann]]. He is the husband of former Lieutenant Governor [[Melinda Schwegmann]], another Democrat turned Republican. Blossman polled 133,455 votes (55 percent) to Schwegmann's 108,957 (45 percent).

As a Republican, Blossman in 1996 unseated incumbent Commissioner John F. Schwegmann (born 1946), then a Democrat from Metairie, a large census-designated place in Jefferson Parish. Schwegmann's father was the late state legislator and PSC member [[John Schwegmann|John G. Schwegmann]]. He is the husband of former Lieutenant Governor [[Melinda Schwegmann]], another Democrat turned Republican. Blossman polled 133,455 votes (55 percent) to Schwegmann's 108,957 (45 percent).

Blossman beat Schwegmann again in 2002, 104,963 votes (68 percent) to 49,643 ballots (32 percent). It was in the October 2002 primary that Schwegmann was first listed as an [[Independent voter| |Independent]] or officially "No Party" on the Louisiana ballot.

Blossman beat Schwegmann again in 2002, 104,963 votes (68 percent) to 49,643 ballots (32 percent). It was in the October 2002 primary that Schwegmann was first listed as an [[Independent voter|Independent]] or officially "No Party" on the Louisiana ballot.

==The ill-fated gubernatorial attempt, 2003==

==The ill-fated gubernatorial attempt, 2003==