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Morrish won his Senate seat in the [[general election]] held on November 17, 2007, when he defeated the then Democrat [[Gil Pinac]] of Crowley in Acadia Parish, who was  also a departing state representative from a nearby district. In a low-turnout contest, Morrish polled 11,186 votes (53.9 percent) to Pinac's 9,556 (46.1 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 17, 2007.</ref>

Morrish won his Senate seat in the [[general election]] held on November 17, 2007, when he defeated the then Democrat [[Gil Pinac]] of Crowley in Acadia Parish, who was  also a departing state representative from a nearby district. In a low-turnout contest, Morrish polled 11,186 votes (53.9 percent) to Pinac's 9,556 (46.1 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 17, 2007.</ref>

Gil Pinac thereafter switched to Republican affiliation and ran third in a [[special election]] held on April 4, 2009, for the Louisiana Public Service Commission. The second placed candidate, Democratic former state Senator [[Joe McPherson]] of south Rapides Parish, withdrew from a runoff contest against Republican former [[U.S. Representative]] Clyde Cecil Holloway (1943-2016), also of south Rapides Parish.<ref>"Senator drops out of runoff for PSC," ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune,'' April 14, 2009, p. B2.</ref>​

Gil Pinac thereafter switched to Republican affiliation and ran third in a [[special election]] held on April 4, 2009, for the Louisiana Public Service Commission. The second placed candidate, Democratic former state Senator [[Joe McPherson]] of south Rapides Parish, withdrew from a runoff contest against Republican former [[U.S. Representative]] [[Clyde Holloway]], also of south Rapides Parish.<ref>"Senator drops out of runoff for PSC," ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune,'' April 14, 2009, p. B2.</ref>​

Prior to his state Senate tenure, Morrish was the Democratic state representative for District 37 (Jefferson Davis and Calcasieu parishes) from 1996 to 2008. He won a special election in 1996 to succeed [[Gerald J. Theunissen]], who resigned from the House upon election to the state Senate seat that Morrish would hold for twelve years. Morrish was then unopposed as a Democrat for the House seat in the nonpartisan blanket [[Primary|primaries]] held in 1999 and 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legis.state.la.us/members/h1880-2008.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2020 (Calcasieu and Jefferson Davis parishes)|publisher=legis.state.la.us|accessdate=December 5, 2019}}</ref> Morrish switched parties on November 18, 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=272551|title="Our Campaigns", Louisiana House race 2005, party switch"|publisher=ourcampaigns.com|accessdate=December 5, 2019}}</ref>  

Prior to his state Senate tenure, Morrish was the Democratic state representative for District 37 (Jefferson Davis and Calcasieu parishes) from 1996 to 2008. He won a special election in 1996 to succeed [[Gerald J. Theunissen]], who resigned from the House upon election to the state Senate seat that Morrish would hold for twelve years. Morrish was then unopposed as a Democrat for the House seat in the nonpartisan blanket [[Primary|primaries]] held in 1999 and 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legis.state.la.us/members/h1880-2008.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2020 (Calcasieu and Jefferson Davis parishes)|publisher=legis.state.la.us|accessdate=December 5, 2019}}</ref> Morrish switched parties on November 18, 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=272551|title="Our Campaigns", Louisiana House race 2005, party switch"|publisher=ourcampaigns.com|accessdate=December 5, 2019}}</ref>