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==Political life==
==Political life==
Downs won a [[special election]] to the state House held in January 2003 created by the resignation of [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] Representative Jay McCallum, who became a judge. Downs won the contest by 36 votes over fellow Republican Chuck Earle, 3,838 to 3,802.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, January 18, 2003.</ref>
Downs won a [[special election]] to the state House held in January 2003 created by the resignation of [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] Representative Jay McCallum, who became a judge and a Republican. Downs won the contest by 36 votes over fellow Republican Chuck Earle, 3,838 to 3,802.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, January 18, 2003.</ref>
Downs then won four-year terms in the elections of 2003 and 2007 without opposition.<ref name="ReferenceA">Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 4, 2003.</ref> However, Downs did not seek a third full term in the primary election held on October 22, 2011.<ref name=beder>{{cite web|url=http://www.fgazette.com/news.php?id=1534|author=Scott Beder|title=Downs won't run for third term; Russell to seek open House seat|date= April 28, 2011|publisher=''The Farmerville Gazette''|accessdate=July 7, 2011}}</ref>
Downs then won four-year terms in the elections of 2003 and 2007 without opposition.<ref name="ReferenceA">Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 4, 2003.</ref> However, Downs did not seek a third full term in the primary election held on October 22, 2011.<ref name=beder>{{cite web|url=http://www.fgazette.com/news.php?id=1534|author=Scott Beder|title=Downs won't run for third term; Russell to seek open House seat|date= April 28, 2011|publisher=''The Farmerville Gazette''|accessdate=July 7, 2011}}</ref>