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Edwards Barham technically was not the first Louisiana Republican state senator of the modern era. A. C. Clemons,  Jr., of Jennings in Jefferson later as a full-term elected senator. When Edwards Barham was defeated, there were no Republicans in the state Senate for the following term.

Edwards Barham technically was not the first Louisiana Republican state senator of the modern era. A. C. Clemons,  Jr., of Jennings in Jefferson later as a full-term elected senator. When Edwards Barham was defeated, there were no Republicans in the state Senate for the following term.

Edwards Barham's former seat was later held by his younger brother, Robert Jocelyn Barham (born 1949)<ref>Another Barham brother is Thomas West Barham (born November 1939), also of Oak Ridge, Louisiana.</ref> who was first elected to the  state Senate as a Democrat in a [[special election]] in 1994.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/11081994/11081994_MultiParish.html|title=Official Election Results: 11/8/1994|publisher=[[Louisiana Secretary of State]]|accessdate=October 20, 2014}}</ref> He was reelected as a Democrat with a 93 percent margin to a full term in 1995 and unopposed in 1999. Thereafter, he switched to Republican affiliation and won reelection again without opposition in 2003. Meanwhile, he ran unsuccessfully for Louisiana's 5th congressional district seat  in the 2002 primary.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns (Legislative), November 5, 2002.</ref>

Edwards Barham's former seat was later held by his younger brother, Robert Jocelyn Barham (born 1949)<ref>Another Barham brother is Thomas West Barham (born November 1939), also of Oak Ridge, Louisiana.</ref> who was first elected to the  state Senate as a Democrat in a [[special election]] in 1994.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 8, 1994.<ref> He was reelected as a Democrat with a 93 percent margin to a full term in 1995 and unopposed in 1999. Thereafter, he switched to Republican affiliation and won reelection again without opposition in 2003. Meanwhile, he ran unsuccessfully for Louisiana's 5th congressional district seat  in the 2002 primary.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns (Legislative), November 5, 2002.</ref>

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Edwards and Robert Barham were distant cousins of Louisiana Supreme Court Justice [[Mack Barham]], who was originally from Bastrop. They were also cousins of Democratic State Senator Charles Clem Barham (1934-2010), who represented an adjoining district based about [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]] from 1964 to 1972 and 1976 to 1988.<ref>"Senate to consider honor for Barham", ''The Baton Rouge Advocate,'' May 5, 2010.</ref><ref>It is unclear how Erle "Ninety" Barham was related to [[C. E. "Cap" Barham]], the Louisiana lieutenant governor from 1952 to 1956] and the father of state Senator Charles Barham.</ref>​

Edwards and Robert Barham were distant cousins of Louisiana Supreme Court Justice [[Mack Barham]], who was originally from Bastrop. They were also cousins of Democratic State Senator Charles Clem Barham (1934-2010), who represented an adjoining district based about [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]] from 1964 to 1972 and 1976 to 1988.<ref>"Senate to consider honor for Barham", ''The Baton Rouge Advocate,'' May 5, 2010.</ref><ref>It is unclear how Erle "Ninety" Barham was related to [[C. E. "Cap" Barham]], the Louisiana lieutenant governor from 1952 to 1956] and the father of state Senator Charles Barham.</ref>​