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A first-time candidate for public office in 2007, Alexander finished second to [[Buddy Caldwell|James D. "Buddy" Caldwell]], then a Democrat, in the nonpartisan blanket primary for state attorney general. Alexander outpolled [[incumbent]] Democrat Charles Carmen Foti, Jr., of [[New Orleans]] for the right to enter the [[general election]] against Caldwell, a five-term [[district attorney]] from Tallulah in northeast Louisiana.
A first-time candidate for public office in 2007, Alexander finished second to [[Buddy Caldwell|James D. "Buddy" Caldwell]], then a Democrat, in the nonpartisan blanket primary for state attorney general. Alexander outpolled [[incumbent]] Democrat Charles Carmen Foti, Jr., of [[New Orleans]] for the right to enter the [[general election]] against Caldwell, a five-term [[district attorney]] from Tallulah in northeast Louisiana.
Caldwell received 477,574 votes; Alexander 395,645 votes. Foti (previously the long-time sheriff of Orleans Parish) finished with 389,658. With only four weeks between the primary and the general election, the traditional Democratic political machine of sheriffs and district attorneys flocked to fellow Democrat Caldwell. Alexander was defeated in the second round of balloting when Foti's base switched to Caldwell. In 2011, Caldwell switched his affiliation to the Republican Party and won a second term but was defeated in 2015 by Republican [[Jeff Landry]].
Caldwell received 477,574 votes; Alexander 395,645 votes. Foti (previously the long-time sheriff of Orleans Parish) finished with 389,658. With only four weeks between the primary and the general election, the traditional Democratic political machine of sheriffs and district attorneys flocked to fellow Democrat Caldwell. Alexander was defeated in the second round of balloting when Foti's base switched to Caldwell. In 2011, Caldwell switched his affiliation to the Republican Party and won a second term but was defeated in 2015 by Republican [[Jeff Landry]], now the state governor.
Alexander's principal strength in his losing campaign was in Shreveport, [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], and [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]].
Alexander's principal strength in his losing campaign was in Shreveport, [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], and [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]].