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==Political races==

==Political races==

In the nonpartisan blanket primary in October 1983, Morrell forced incumbent Democrat George C. "Nick" Connor, Jr., into a runoff election for the District 97 House seat. Connor nearly won outright with 5,032 votes (49.3 percent). Morrell, who enjoyed strong support from then-mayor [[Ernest Nathan Morial]], trailed with 4,009 votes (39 percent). A third Democrat held the remaining 1,164 (11 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 22, 1983.</ref>. In the second balloting, Morrell upset Connor by 56 votes, 3,276 (50.4 percent) to 3,220 (49.6 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 19, 1983.</ref>

In the nonpartisan blanket primary in October 1983, Morrell forced incumbent Democrat George C. "Nick" Connor, Jr., into a runoff election for the District 97 House seat. Connor nearly won outright with 5,032 votes (49.3 percent). Morrell, who enjoyed strong support from then-mayor [[Ernest Morial]], trailed with 4,009 votes (39 percent). A third Democrat held the remaining 1,164 (11 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 22, 1983.</ref>. In the second balloting, Morrell upset Connor by 56 votes, 3,276 (50.4 percent) to 3,220 (49.6 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 19, 1983.</ref>

Morrell was unopposed for his second House term in 1987 and won handily for his third term in 1991, when he defeated fellow Democrat Donald Ray Pryor, 7,131 (66.3 percent) to 3,618 (33.7 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 19, 1991.</ref> Two intra-party rivals held Morrell to 59.7 percent in the 1995 primary.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State,

Morrell was unopposed for his second House term in 1987 and won handily for his third term in 1991, when he defeated fellow Democrat Donald Ray Pryor, 7,131 (66.3 percent) to 3,618 (33.7 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 19, 1991.</ref> Two intra-party rivals held Morrell to 59.7 percent in the 1995 primary.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State,

In 2010, Morrell won in a landslide for his second term as criminal court clerk. He polled 63,827 votes (82 percent) to the No-Party candidate, Harold E. Wieser, who drew 14,021 (18 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, February 6, 2010.</ref> In 2014, Morrell scored his third term as criminal clerk, with 56,626 votes (72.4 percent) to 21,595 (27.6 percent) for the No Party candidate, Robbie Keen.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, February 1, 2014.</ref> While Morrell was reelected as criminal clerk in 2014, his wife was defeated in her bid for an at-large seat on the city council.

In 2010, Morrell won in a landslide for his second term as criminal court clerk. He polled 63,827 votes (82 percent) to the No-Party candidate, Harold E. Wieser, who drew 14,021 (18 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, February 6, 2010.</ref> In 2014, Morrell scored his third term as criminal clerk, with 56,626 votes (72.4 percent) to 21,595 (27.6 percent) for the No Party candidate, Robbie Keen.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, February 1, 2014.</ref> While Morrell was reelected as criminal clerk in 2014, his wife was defeated in her bid for an at-large seat on the city council.

In 2014, Morrell clashed with Stacy Head, the city council president, over the budget for the criminal court, which is mandated under the Louisiana Constitution but financed by the municipality. Head halted Morrell from presenting his 2015 budget figures because he did not have the information in a required standardized format, whereas other department heads followed the protocol. Morrell was also at times in disagreement with then New Orleans Mayor [[Mitch Landrieu]] over how much authority the city maintains over Morrell's budget. The Louisiana Court of Appeal for the Fourth Circuit declared that though the city has authority over the court budget, it must be "fully funded" under state law.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/10/morrell_dismissed_from_new_orl.html|title=Arthur Morrell dismissed from New Orleans city budget hearing|date=October 30, 2004|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|accessdate=April 25, 2015}}</ref>  

In 2014, Morrell clashed with Stacy Head, the city council president, over the budget for the criminal court, which is mandated under the Louisiana Constitution but financed by the municipality. Head halted Morrell from presenting his 2015 budget figures because he did not have the information in a required standardized format, whereas other department heads followed the protocol. Morrell was also at times in disagreement with then New Orleans Mayor [[Mitch Landrieu]] over how much authority the city maintains over Morrell's budget. The Louisiana Court of Appeal for the Fourth Circuit declared that though the city has authority over the court budget, it must be "fully funded" under state law.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/10/morrell_dismissed_from_new_orl.html|title=Arthur Morrell dismissed from New Orleans city budget hearing|date=October 30, 2004|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|accessdate=April 25, 2015}}</ref>

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