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Stine won the [[special election]] held on November 13, 2021, for the Senate seat vacated by [[Moderate Republican]] [[Ronnie Johns]], a staunch ally of [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[Governor]] [[John Bel Edwards]], who appointed Johns as the chairman of the Louisiana Gaming Control Board and hence created the Senate vacancy."<ref>Johns resigns Senate seat to head gaming board," ''Lake Charles American Press,'' July 24, 2021.</ref> Turnout in the election was only 21 percent of registered voters.
Stine won the [[special election]] held on November 13, 2021, for the Senate seat vacated by [[Moderate Republican]] [[Ronnie Johns]], a staunch ally of [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[Governor]] [[John Bel Edwards]], who appointed Johns as the chairman of the Louisiana Gaming Control Board and hence created the Senate vacancy."<ref>Johns resigns Senate seat to head gaming board," ''Lake Charles American Press,'' July 24, 2021.</ref> Turnout in the election was only 21 percent of registered voters.
Stine received 9,313 votes (59 percent) to Democrat Dustin Granger, who polled 6,069 votes (39 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Special election returns, November 13, 2021.</ref> In 2023, Granger was the unsuccessful Democrat candidate for state treasurer, having lost in the runoff with former [[U.S. Representative]] [[John Fleming]].
Stine received 9,313 votes (59 percent) to Democrat Dustin Granger, who polled 6,069 votes (39 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Special election returns, November 13, 2021.</ref> In 2023, Granger was the unsuccessful Democrat candidate for state treasurer, having lost in the runoff to former [[U.S. Representative]] [[John Fleming]].
Stine is a scion of the large Stine Lumber Company which operates from Sulphur in Calcasieu Parish and DeRidder in Beauregard Parish. His uncles, [[Dennis Stine]] and [[Tim Stine]], both served as a state representative from Calcasieu Parish. He is a son of David Paul and Anita Stine of [[Lake Charles]].
Stine is a scion of the large Stine Lumber Company which operates from Sulphur in Calcasieu Parish and DeRidder in Beauregard Parish. His uncles, [[Dennis Stine]] and [[Tim Stine]], both served as a state representative from Calcasieu Parish. He is a son of David Paul and Anita Stine of [[Lake Charles]].