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==Reelection in 2019==

==Reelection in 2019==

Hilferty won reelection in 2019. She faced opponents from both the political left and right. [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Tammy Savoie, a clinical psychologist endorsed by two teachers' associations, declared Hilferty too [[conservative]], but another Republican candidate, Kirk Williamson (born 1983), a developer, said that he was the only genuine conservative in the race. Hilferty, whom Williamson considers a [[Moderate Republican]], said that her legislative votes are based on the interests of her district, not the GOP.<ref name=notp>{{cite web|url=https://www.nola.com/news/politics/elections/article_efc12292-e6c7-11e9-981a-23e2ee1420c4.html|title=Rep. Stephanie Hilferty faces challenges from left and right in House District 94 race|author=Jessica Williams|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|date=October 7, 2019|accessdate=November 25, 2019}}</ref> In the generaL election held on November 16, 2019, HIlferty defeated Savoie, 11,110 votes (59 percent) to 7,809 (41 percent). Williams was eliminated in the [[primary]] on October 12, 2019.<ref name=Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12 and November 16, 2019.</ref>

Hilferty won reelection in 2019. She faced opponents from both the political left and right. [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Tammy Savoie, a clinical psychologist endorsed by two teachers' associations, declared Hilferty too [[conservative]], but another Republican candidate, Kirk Williamson (born 1983), a developer, said that he was the only genuine conservative in the race. Hilferty, whom Williamson considers a [[Moderate Republican]], said that her legislative votes are based on the interests of her district, not the GOP.<ref name=notp>{{cite web|url=https://www.nola.com/news/politics/elections/article_efc12292-e6c7-11e9-981a-23e2ee1420c4.html|title=Rep. Stephanie Hilferty faces challenges from left and right in House District 94 race|author=Jessica Williams|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|date=October 7, 2019|accessdate=November 25, 2019}}</ref> In the generaL election held on November 16, 2019, Hilferty defeated Savoie, 11,110 votes (59 percent) to 7,809 (41 percent). Williamson was eliminated in the [[primary]] on October 12, 2019.<ref name=Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12 and November 16, 2019.</ref>

Both Hilferty and Williamson declared themselves in the campaign in support of the [[Second Amendment]]  an in opposition to [[abortion]].<ref name=notp/> Williamson said that he disagrees with Hilferty's voting record on some issues and called his opponent part of the political class that has done little to move Louisiana forward. "I fundamentally believe we are going in the wrong direction as a state," said Williamson, who claimed that the incumbent "helped drive us in that direction, and I think it's time to change course." <ref name=notp/>

Both Hilferty and Williamson declared themselves in the campaign in support of the [[Second Amendment]]  an in opposition to [[abortion]].<ref name=notp/> Williamson said that he disagrees with Hilferty's voting record on some issues and called his opponent part of the political class that has done little to move Louisiana forward. "I fundamentally believe we are going in the wrong direction as a state," said Williamson, who claimed that the incumbent "helped drive us in that direction, and I think it's time to change course." <ref name=notp/>