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In 1975, he ran for the District 29 state Senate seat and unseated the 14-year incumbent, [[Cecil R. Blair]], a fellow Democrat from Lecompte in south Rapides Parish, in the first nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] held in Louisiana.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 1, 1975.</ref>
In 1975, he ran for the District 29 state Senate seat and unseated the 14-year incumbent, [[Cecil R. Blair]], a fellow Democrat from Lecompte in south Rapides Parish, in the first nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] held in Louisiana.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 1, 1975.</ref>
In 1976, as a new state senator, Randolph and [[Jock Scott]], his House successor, led the successful Rapides Parish campaign to elect Democratic presidential nominee [[Jimmy Carter]of [[Georgia]]. A quiet, introspective man, Randolph learned how to get things done for his district during his two terms in the state senate.
In 1976, as a new state senator, Randolph and [[Jock Scott]], his House successor, led the successful Rapides Parish campaign to elect Democratic presidential nominee [[Jimmy Carter]] of [[Georgia]]. A quiet, introspective man, Randolph learned how to get things done for his district during his two terms in the state senate.
==Political challenges==
==Political challenges==