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Prior to the 2014 U.S. Senate race in Louisiana, Pinsonat correctly forecast that Johnston's Democratic successor, [[Mary Landrieu]],  would lose her bid for a fourth term as senator because her projected share of the white vote had dipped to 25 percent, instead of the 37 to 41 percent needed to win when combined with solid [[African-American]] support.<ref name=lapolitics/> Landrieu was unseated by Baton Rouge [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Bill Cassidy]].  

Prior to the 2014 U.S. Senate race in Louisiana, Pinsonat correctly forecast that Johnston's Democratic successor, [[Mary Landrieu]],  would lose her bid for a fourth term as senator because her projected share of the white vote had dipped to 25 percent, instead of the 37 to 41 percent needed to win when combined with solid [[African-American]] support.<ref name=lapolitics/> Landrieu was unseated by Baton Rouge [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Bill Cassidy]].  

In the 2016 Senate election, won by Republican [[John Neely Kennedy]], Pinsonat was sued by a minor candidate, Troy Hebert of New Iberia, who cited the pollster for mistakenly calling Hebert "a Republcan", instead of a Democrat-turned-[[Independent voter|Independent]], and for having said that only 2 percent of Louisiana voters recognized Hebert's name. Pinsonat dismissed the arguments Hebert advanced through the suit. Pinsonat said the particular polling had been commissioned by businessman and political heavyweight Lane Grigsby. The information, he said, was never intended to be used by civic groups to gauge the electability of candidates. Hebert is a former director of the Louisiana Alcohol and Tobacco Control Commission.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/08/running_for_office_and_starved.html|title=Troy Hebert, U.S. Senate candidate sues pollster for calling him a Republican|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|date=August 11, 2016|accessdate=December 5, 2018}}</ref>

In the 2016 Senate election, won by Republican [[John Neely Kennedy]], Pinsonat was sued by a minor candidate, Troy Hebert of New Iberia, who cited the pollster for mistakenly calling Hebert "a Republican", instead of a Democrat-turned-[[Independent voter|Independent]], and for having said that only 2 percent of Louisiana voters recognized Hebert's name. Pinsonat dismissed the arguments Hebert advanced through the suit. Pinsonat said the particular polling had been commissioned by businessman and political heavyweight Lane Grigsby. The information, he said, was never intended to be used by civic groups to gauge the electability of candidates. Hebert is a former director of the Louisiana Alcohol and Tobacco Control Commission<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/08/running_for_office_and_starved.html|title=Troy Hebert, U.S. Senate candidate sues pollster for calling him a Republican|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|date=August 11, 2016|accessdate=December 5, 2018}}</ref> and an incoming state representative.

In 2018, Pinsonat's polling concluded that incumbent Democratic Governor [[John Bel Edwards]] enjoys a 60 percent approval rating as Edwards prepares for reelection in the nonpartisan blanket primary in 2019 against two announced Republican candidates, [[Eddie Rispone]], a Baton Rouge [[business]]man, and [[U.S. Representative]] [[Ralph Abraham]] of Louisiana's 5th congressional district.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bayoubuzz.com/bb/state-of-louisiana/louisiana-elections/item/1063684-eddie-rispone-s-ready-for-governor-are-louisiana-voters|title=Eddie Rispone's Ready for Governor, are Louisiana voters?|publisher=Bayoubuzz.com|author=Stephen Sabludowsky|date=December 5, 2018|accessdate=December 8, 2018}}</ref>

In 2018, Pinsonat's polling concluded that incumbent Democratic Governor [[John Bel Edwards]] enjoys a 60 percent approval rating as Edwards prepares for reelection in the nonpartisan blanket primary in 2019 against two announced Republican candidates, [[Eddie Rispone]], a Baton Rouge [[business]]man, and [[U.S. Representative]] [[Ralph Abraham]] of Louisiana's 5th congressional district.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bayoubuzz.com/bb/state-of-louisiana/louisiana-elections/item/1063684-eddie-rispone-s-ready-for-governor-are-louisiana-voters|title=Eddie Rispone's Ready for Governor, are Louisiana voters?|publisher=Bayoubuzz.com|author=Stephen Sabludowsky|date=December 5, 2018|accessdate=December 8, 2018}}</ref>