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==Political life==
==Political life==
On February 6, 1968, Barham ran unsuccessfully in a race for state representative. He polled 44 percent as the Republican nominee and the third candidate in a two-seat district. The winners were the Democrats T. T. Fields and James Peyton Smith. In that election, all 105 state House seats were won by Democrats.<ref>''Monroe News-Star,'' February 7, 1968.</ref>
On February 6, 1968, Barham ran unsuccessfully in a race for state representative. He polled 44 percent as the Republican nominee and the third candidate in a two-seat district. The winners were the Democrats [[T. T. Fields]] and James Peyton Smith. In that election, all 105 state House seats were won by Democrats.<ref>''Monroe News-Star,'' February 7, 1968.</ref>
In the 1975 Senate election, Barham campaigned extensively and narrowly prevailed, 14,499 (50.1 percent) to Democratic candidate L. B. "Buddy" Loftin's 14,470 ballots (49.9 percent). The district then encompassed Morehouse, Richland, West Carroll and East Carroll parishes to the north and east of [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]].
In the 1975 Senate election, Barham campaigned extensively and narrowly prevailed, 14,499 (50.1 percent) to Democratic candidate L. B. "Buddy" Loftin's 14,470 ballots (49.9 percent). The district then encompassed Morehouse, Richland, West Carroll and East Carroll parishes to the north and east of [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]].