| − | In 2003, Holloway ran for Lieutenant Governor but was defeated by the Democrat [[Mitch Landrieu]], younger brother of Senator Mary Landrieu and son of former Mayor [[Moon Landrieu]]. Holloway originally ran on an intraparty ticket with the then-chairman of the PSC, [[Jay Blossman]], of suburban St. Tammany Parish. When Blossman withdrew from the gubernatorial race in light of weak poll numbers, Holloway remained a candidate for Lieutenant Governor. He polled 249,668 votes (19 percent) to Landrieu's 674,803 (53 percent). The other 28 percent was shared by several other candidates, including the late African-American businessman [[Kirt Bennett]] of Baton Rouge and [[Melinda Schwegmann]],<ref name=lt.race>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 4, 2003;</ref> a former Democratic Lieutenant Governor (1992–1996) who while serving as a state representative who switched in 2003 to the Republican Party. Announcing his candidacy only one month prior to the election and spending less than $10,000, Holloway still scored majorities in Caldwell, LaSalle, and West Carroll parishes, which are all sparsely populated areas in north Louisiana. He also scored pluralities in Avoyelles and Evangeline parishes,<ref name=lt.race/> both from his defunct 8th congressional district. | + | In 2003, Holloway ran for Lieutenant Governor but was defeated by the Democrat [[Mitch Landrieu]], younger brother of Senator Mary Landrieu and son of former Mayor [[Moon Landrieu]]. Holloway originally ran on an intraparty ticket with the then-chairman of the PSC, [[Jay Blossman]], of suburban St. Tammany Parish. When Blossman withdrew from the gubernatorial race in light of weak poll numbers, Holloway remained a candidate for Lieutenant Governor. He polled 249,668 votes (19 percent) to Landrieu's 674,803 (53 percent). The other 28 percent was shared by several other candidates, including the late African-American businessman [[Kirt Bennett]] of Baton Rouge and [[Melinda Schwegmann]],<ref name=lt.race>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 4, 2003;</ref> a former Democratic Lieutenant Governor (1992–1996) who was serving as a state representative when she switched in 2003 to the Republican Party. Announcing his candidacy only one month prior to the election and spending less than $10,000, Holloway still scored majorities in Caldwell, LaSalle, and West Carroll parishes, which are all sparsely populated areas in north Louisiana. He also scored pluralities in Avoyelles and Evangeline parishes,<ref name=lt.race/> both from his defunct 8th congressional district. |