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On June 27, 2019, Abraham received the support of Republican [[Craig Greene]], a fellow physician from Baton Rouge who in the 2015 general election had crossed party lines to support John Bel Edwards for governor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2019/06/27/pscs-craig-greene-endorses-abraham-after-backing-edwards-2015/1582784001/|title=PSC's Craig Greene endorses Abraham after backing Edwards in 2015|publisher=''Monroe News-Star''|date=June 27, 2019|author=Greg Hilburn|accesssdate=June 27, 2019}}</ref>
On June 27, 2019, Abraham received the support of Republican [[Craig Greene]], a fellow physician from Baton Rouge who in the 2015 general election had crossed party lines to support John Bel Edwards for governor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2019/06/27/pscs-craig-greene-endorses-abraham-after-backing-edwards-2015/1582784001/|title=PSC's Craig Greene endorses Abraham after backing Edwards in 2015|publisher=''Monroe News-Star''|date=June 27, 2019|author=Greg Hilburn|accesssdate=June 27, 2019}}</ref>
[[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]] endorsed Rispone in the general election with Edwards after Abraham had been eliminated from the competition. In a pre-primary rally in [[Lake Charles]], Trump urged Louisiana's Republican voters to come to the polls on October 12 and vote for either Abraham or Rispone. Abraham right after the results were released pledged his support to Rispone as well. However, two days before the Edwards-Rispone contest, one of Abraham's sons-in-law donated $5,000 to the Edwards campaign.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wrno.iheart.com/featured/the-pursuit-of-happiness/content/2019-11-14-louisiana-rep-ralph-abrahams-family-just-donated-to-john-bels-campaign/|title=Louisiana:
[[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]] endorsed Rispone in the general election with Edwards after Abraham had been eliminated from the competition. In a pre-primary rally in [[Lake Charles]], Trump urged Louisiana's Republican voters to come to the polls on October 12 and vote for either Abraham or Rispone. Abraham right after the results were released pledged his support to Rispone as well. However, two days before the Edwards-Rispone contest, one of Abraham's sons-in-law donated $5,000 to the Edwards campaign.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wrno.iheart.com/featured/the-pursuit-of-happiness/content/2019-11-14-louisiana-rep-ralph-abrahams-family-just-donated-to-john-bels-campaign/|title=Louisiana: Rep. Ralph Abraham's Family Just Donated to John Bel's Campaign|author=Ken Webster, Jr.|date=November 14, 2019|publisher=wrno.iheart.com|accessdate=November 19, 2019}}</ref>
Rep. Ralph Abraham's Family Just Donated to John Bel's Campaign|author=Ken Webster, Jr.|date=November 14, 2019|publisher=wrno.iheart.com|accessdate=November 19, 2019}}</ref>
After his gubernatorial defeat, Abraham said that he would honor his three-term pledge and not run again for Louisiana's 5th congressional district seat. [[Lance Harris]], a conservative leader in the state House of Representatives, announced that he would run to succeed Abraham.
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