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==Second bid for Congress, 1992==

In 1992, just five years into his mayoral service, Randolph was again attracted by the lure of Congress. When the 8th congressional district was disbanded, Alexandria was temporarily placed in a new 6th District, which included East Baton Rouge Parish. Randolph ran as the lone Democrat for the seat. Two Republican congressmen ran against each other, Richard Baker and [[Clyde Holloway]] of Randolph's own Rapides Parish. Holloway led in the jungle primary, with 52,012 (37 percent). Baker was second with 46,990 votes (33 percent). Randolph finished a close third with 42,819 ballots (30 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns,  October 3, 1992.</ref>

In the general election, Baker defeated Holloway by 2,728 votes even though Holloway polled majorities in fifteen of the seventeen parishes in the district. A majority of Randolph's supporters were believed to have gone to Baker. Turnout in the congressional general election, which accompanied the Clinton-Bush presidential contest, was 245,178, nearly double the 141,821 votes cast in the primary.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 3, 1992.</ref>