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Milkovich fell short in the October 12 primary with 8,447 votes (26 percent). Republican [[Barry Milligan]] unseated Milkovich with 16,266 votes (50 percent). Also in the race was Democrat Katrina Early, an African-American [[insurance]] agent, who drew 7,359 votes (23 percent) that would have been crucial to Milkovich's reelection.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12, 2019.</ref> Senator Milligan is a [[business]]man who was reared in Rayne in Acadia Parish, near [[Lafayette]], before his family moved to Shreveport in 1982.
Milkovich fell short in the October 12 primary with 8,447 votes (26 percent). Republican [[Barry Milligan]] unseated Milkovich with 16,266 votes (50 percent). Also in the race was Democrat Katrina Early, an African-American [[insurance]] agent, who drew 7,359 votes (23 percent) that would have been crucial to Milkovich's reelection.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12, 2019.</ref> Senator Milligan is a [[business]]man who was reared in Rayne in Acadia Parish, near [[Lafayette]], before his family moved to Shreveport in 1982.
In 2021, Milkovich lost another election, this time to fill the vacancy on the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education created by the resignation of Republican [[Tony Davis]] of [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]]. He finished fourth in the race with 5,843 votes (16 percent). A runoff contest on April 24 will decide which of the two top vote-getters, Democrat Cassie Williams of Bossier City and Republican Michael Melerine, a Shreveport attorney, will succeed Davis.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, March 20, 2021.</ref>
In 2021, Milkovich lost another election, this time to fill the vacancy on the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education created by the resignation of Republican [[Tony Davis]] of [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]]. He finished fourth in the race with 5,843 votes (16 percent). In the runoff contest on April 24, Shreveport attorney Michael Melerine defeated the Democrat Cassie Williams of Bossier City.
<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, March 20, 2021.</ref>
In 2023, Milkovich ran again for the state Senate, this time as a Republican. He faced intraparty opponents state Representative [[Thomas Pressly]] and Chase Jennings.
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