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===2007 election===

===2007 election===

Odom ran for an eighth consecutive four-year term in 2007 but lost to [[Mike Strain}Michael G. Strain]], a veterinarian, a dairy farmer, and an outgoing member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from St. Tammany Parish in the New Orleans suburbs.

Odom ran for an eighth consecutive four-year term in 2007 but lost to [[Mike Strain|Michael G. Strain]], a veterinarian, a dairy farmer, and an outgoing member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from St. Tammany Parish in the New Orleans suburbs.

In the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 20, 2007, Odom led Strain, 505,466 (41 percent) to 494,726 (40 percent). Two other candidates, Republicans Wayne Carter, a conservative member of the East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council from Odom's own Zachary, and Don Johnson, a farmer from Transylvania in East Carroll Parish in far northeastern Louisiana, trailed with 152,872 (13 percent) and 69,469 (6 percent), respectively. The Republican vote hence totaled 59 percent. A perennial candidate Johnson had also run against Odom in 1987, 1991, 1995, and 2003.[8][14]

In the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 20, 2007, Odom led Strain, 505,466 (41 percent) to 494,726 (40 percent). Two other candidates, Republicans Wayne Carter, a conservative member of the East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council from Odom's own Zachary, and Don Johnson, a farmer from Transylvania in East Carroll Parish in far northeastern Louisiana, trailed with 152,872 (13 percent) and 69,469 (6 percent), respectively. The Republican vote hence totaled 59 percent. A perennial candidate Johnson had also run against Odom in 1987, 1991, 1995, and 2003.[8][14]