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→==2011 reelection==
In 1995, Nevers ran unsuccessfully for the House, having been defeated by the incumbent Democrat, later Republican, [[Jerry Thomas (Louisiana Politician)|Jerry Thomas]], a former Washington Parish coroner. Nevers polled 6,546 votes (42.9 percent) to Thomas's 8,713 votes (57.1 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 21, 1995.</ref>
In 1995, Nevers ran unsuccessfully for the House, having been defeated by the incumbent Democrat, later Republican, [[Jerry Thomas (Louisiana Politician)|Jerry Thomas]], a former Washington Parish coroner. Nevers polled 6,546 votes (42.9 percent) to Thomas's 8,713 votes (57.1 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 21, 1995.</ref>
===2011 reelection===
===2011 reelection==
Nevers was narrowly reelected in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 20, 2011. He received 15,116 votes (50.6 percent) to 14,764 (49.4 percent) for his Republican opponent and later successor Beth Mizell.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 22, 2011.</ref>
Nevers was narrowly reelected in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 20, 2011. He received 15,116 votes (50.6 percent) to 14,764 (49.4 percent) for his Republican opponent and later successor Beth Mizell.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 22, 2011.</ref>
Term-limited in the state Senate, Nevers was succeeded by Beth Mizell, who won the seat in the general election held on November 21, 2015. Mizell easily defeated the Democrat, Mickey Murphy, 19,404 votes (58 percent) to 14,033 (42 percent). She was the only Republican to have won a formerly Democratic Senate seat in the 2015 general election.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/11212015/11212015_Legislative.html|title=
Term-limited in the state Senate, Nevers was succeeded by Beth Mizell, who won the seat in the general election held on November 21, 2015. Mizell easily defeated the Democrat, Mickey Murphy, 19,404 votes (58 percent) to 14,033 (42 percent). She was the only Republican to have won a formerly Democratic Senate seat in the 2015 general election.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/11212015/11212015_Legislative.html|title=
Results for Election Date: 11/21/2015|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=November 25, 2015}}</ref> Murphy is a former teacher, counselor, welding instructor, and college dean. He formerly chaired a workforce development board. He is a former president of his local [[Chamber of Commerce]]. The operator of a preschool, Mizell opposes Nevers' long-term proposal to build a reservoir in the Senate district, a project Murphy supported in the campaign.<ref>{{cite web|url=
Results for Election Date: 11/21/2015|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=November 25, 2015}}</ref> Murphy is a former teacher, counselor, welding instructor, and college dean. He formerly chaired a workforce development board. He is a former president of his local [[Chamber of Commerce]]. The operator of a preschool, Mizell opposes Nevers' long-term proposal to build a reservoir in the Senate district, a project Murphy supported in the campaign.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://larants.thedeadpelican.com/2015/10/29/mizell-vs-lifelong-bureaucrat-in-12th-district/|title=Mizell v. Lifelong Bureaucrat in 12th District|publisher=''The Dead Pelican''|author=Chad Rogers|accessdate=March 10, 2020}}</ref>
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