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On March 30, 2019, Thompson won his race in a [[special election]] to fill the seat of the retired Justice Henry Newton Brown, Jr. on the Court of Appeal. He defeated fellow Republican Jason Trevor Brown, the son of Henry Brown, 7,337 votes (76 percent) to 2,340 (24 percent). No [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] filed for the seat.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Multiparish Election Returns, March 30, 2019.</ref>

On March 30, 2019, Thompson won his race in a [[special election]] to fill the seat of the retired Justice Henry Newton Brown, Jr. on the Court of Appeal. He defeated fellow Republican Jason Trevor Brown, the son of Henry Brown, 7,337 votes (76 percent) to 2,340 (24 percent). No [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] filed for the seat.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Multiparish Election Returns, March 30, 2019.</ref>

In 2011, Thompson was elected to the House when the term-limited incumbent, fellow Republican Jane Holland Smith, also of Bossier City, ran instead, unsuccessfully, for the Louisiana State Senate. Thompson defeated fellow Republican and [[conservative]] Duke Lowrie, 4,991 votes (56.8 percent) to 3,803 (43.3 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Graphical|title=Legislative election returns; Bossier Parish, District 8|date=October 22, 2011|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=March 18, 2019}}</ref> Smith, meanwhile, was defeated by the Republican businessman [[Barrow Peacock]] of Shreveport for the Senate seat vacated by Republican [[B. L. "Buddy" Shaw]] of [[Shreveport]], who like Smith was an educator.

In 2011, Thompson was elected to the House when the term-limited incumbent, fellow Republican[[Jane H. Smith|Jane Holland Smith]], also of Bossier City, ran instead, unsuccessfully, for the Louisiana State Senate. Thompson defeated fellow Republican and [[conservative]] Duke Lowrie, 4,991 votes (56.8 percent) to 3,803 (43.3 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Graphical|title=Legislative election returns; Bossier Parish, District 8|date=October 22, 2011|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=March 18, 2019}}</ref> Smith, meanwhile, was defeated by the Republican businessman [[Barrow Peacock]] of Shreveport for the Senate seat vacated by Republican [[B. L. "Buddy" Shaw]] of [[Shreveport]], who like Smith was an educator.

   

   

In 2008, Thompson was an unsuccessful candidate for the [[United States House of Representatives]] for Louisiana's 4th congressional district. The seat opened when the incumbent Jim McCrery stepped down to become a [[lobbyist]]. Thompson ran third in the primary, and the position eventually went to the Republican physician and businessman [[John Fleming]] of [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]].

In 2008, Thompson was an unsuccessful candidate for the [[United States House of Representatives]] for Louisiana's 4th congressional district. The seat opened when the incumbent Jim McCrery stepped down to become a [[lobbyist]]. Thompson ran third in the primary, and the position eventually went to the Republican physician and businessman [[John Fleming]] of [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]].