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On June 28, 2013, Strain bowed out of further consideration in the gubernatorial race and announced in New Orleans that he would instead seek a third term as agriculture commissioner; in his words, "to keep the job I love." Then Lieutenant Governor John Leigh "Jay" Dardenne, Jr., who sought the governorship, expressed satisfaction that Strain would not be running because the two would have appealed to the same segment of voters had both entered the race to succeed Bobby Jindal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20130628/NEWS01/306280039/Strain-skip-governor-s-race|title=Strain to skip governor's race|date=June 28, 2013|publisher=''[[The News-Star]]''|accessdate=July 1, 2013}}</ref>
On June 28, 2013, Strain bowed out of further consideration in the gubernatorial race and announced in New Orleans that he would instead seek a third term as agriculture commissioner; in his words, "to keep the job I love." Then Lieutenant Governor John Leigh "Jay" Dardenne, Jr., who sought the governorship, expressed satisfaction that Strain would not be running because the two would have appealed to the same segment of voters had both entered the race to succeed Bobby Jindal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20130628/NEWS01/306280039/Strain-skip-governor-s-race|title=Strain to skip governor's race|date=June 28, 2013|publisher=''[[The News-Star]]''|accessdate=July 1, 2013}}</ref>
In the primary on October 24, 2015, Strain defeated the Democrat Charlie Greer of [[rural]] Natchez in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches Parish]]; a fellow Republican, Jamie LaBranche of LaPlace, n [[St. John the Baptist Parish, and a [[Green Partyy]] opponent, Adrian "Ace" Juttner of Abita Springs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://710keel.com/candidates-qualified-in-statewide-elections/|title=Candidates Qualified in Statewide Elections|publisher=KEEL (AM) Radio|accessdate=September 10, 2015}}</ref> Strain polled 603,557 votes (58.2 percent) to Greer's 312,335 (30.1 percent), LaBranche's 85,363 (8.2 percent), and Juttner's 36,180 (3.5 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Primary election returns, October 24, 2015}}</ref>
In the primary on October 24, 2015, Strain defeated the Democrat Charlie Greer of [[rural]] Natchez in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches Parish]]; a fellow Republican, Jamie LaBranche of LaPlace, n [[St. John the Baptist Parish, and a [[Green Party] opponent, Adrian "Ace" Juttner of Abita Springs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://710keel.com/candidates-qualified-in-statewide-elections/|title=Candidates Qualified in Statewide Elections|publisher=KEEL (AM) Radio|accessdate=September 10, 2015}}</ref> Strain polled 603,557 votes (58.2 percent) to Greer's 312,335 (30.1 percent), LaBranche's 85,363 (8.2 percent), and Juttner's 36,180 (3.5 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Primary election returns, October 24, 2015}}</ref>
Strain won a fourth term as commissioner in the primary held on October 12, 2019).
Strain won a fourth term as commissioner in the primary held on October 12, 2019).