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issues-based campaign in which I will compare and contrast the differences between my opponent and myself. I will not make this campaign about personality, but instead I will focus on the need to elect the right representative ... We must elect men and women of strong moral character with a commitment to ethical behavior and a willingness to serve ...<ref name=polbio/></blockquote>McAllister announced on April 28, 2014 that he would not seek reelection to a full House term. He said that his marriage and family remain solid through the crisis and that his decision not to run again had nothing to do with the prior opposition of Governor Jindal or the state Republican Chairman [[Roger F. Villere, Jr.]]<ref>[[Greg Hilburn]], "McAllister won't seek reelection," ''The Alexandria Town Talk,'' April 28, 2014.</ref>​

issues-based campaign in which I will compare and contrast the differences between my opponent and myself. I will not make this campaign about personality, but instead I will focus on the need to elect the right representative ... We must elect men and women of strong moral character with a commitment to ethical behavior and a willingness to serve ...<ref name=polbio/></blockquote>McAllister announced on April 28, 2014 that he would not seek reelection to a full House term. He said that his marriage and family remain solid through the crisis and that his decision not to run again had nothing to do with the prior opposition of Governor Jindal or the state Republican Chairman [[Roger F. Villere, Jr.]]<ref>[[Greg Hilburn]], "McAllister won't seek reelection," ''The Alexandria Town Talk,'' April 28, 2014.</ref>​

Tarpley's first announced challenger was Democrat-turned-Republican Andrew Harris Brown (born June 1965), an oil and gas businessman from Monroe and the younger son of the late Democratic state Senator William Denis "Billy" Brown, III (1931-2012).<ref>"Monroe businessman Brown to run for 5th District," ''[[Monroe News Star]],'' May 14, 2014.</ref>​

Tarpley's first announced challenger was Democrat-turned-Republican Andrew Harris Brown (born June 1965), an oil and gas businessman from Monroe and the younger son of the late Democratic state Senator [[William Denis Brown, III]].<ref>"Monroe businessman Brown to run for 5th District," ''[[Monroe News Star]],'' May 14, 2014.</ref>​

A few weeks after his announcement of non-candidacy, McAllister reversed himself and became a candidate for a full term in the November 4 primary. A poll by the Glascock Group released in early August 2014 showed McAllister leading Mayor Jamie Mayo, who had also sought the seat in 2013. McAllister had 27 percent in the Glascock poll to Mayo's 21 percent. Dr. Ralph Abraham polled third with 18 percent. In fourth place was [[Zach Dasher]], a pharmaceutical representative and a cousin of stars of the cable [[television]] series, ''[[Duck Dynasty]],'' with 14 percent. Dasher was followed by Tarpley at 9 percent and Harris Brown at 6 percent. Libertarian Party candidate Clay Grant of Boyce in northern Rapides Parish, trailed with 5 percent. In individual match-ups with his opponents, McAllister was shown to have been highly vulnerable.<ref>"McAllister leads 5th District poll: Democrat Monroe Mayor Mayo ranks second," ''The Monroe News Star,'' accessed August 6, 2014.</ref>Tarpley though newer reached the 9 percent projected for him in the summer poll.​

A few weeks after his announcement of non-candidacy, McAllister reversed himself and became a candidate for a full term in the November 4 primary. A poll by the Glascock Group released in early August 2014 showed McAllister leading Mayor Jamie Mayo, who had also sought the seat in 2013. McAllister had 27 percent in the Glascock poll to Mayo's 21 percent. Dr. Ralph Abraham polled third with 18 percent. In fourth place was [[Zach Dasher]], a pharmaceutical representative and a cousin of stars of the cable [[television]] series, ''[[Duck Dynasty]],'' with 14 percent. Dasher was followed by Tarpley at 9 percent and Harris Brown at 6 percent. Libertarian Party candidate Clay Grant of Boyce in northern Rapides Parish, trailed with 5 percent. In individual match-ups with his opponents, McAllister was shown to have been highly vulnerable.<ref>"McAllister leads 5th District poll: Democrat Monroe Mayor Mayo ranks second," ''The Monroe News Star,'' accessed August 6, 2014.</ref>Tarpley though newer reached the 9 percent projected for him in the summer poll.​