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Odinet won reelection over two Democrats in 1991 with 56.4 percent of the vote.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 19, 1991.</ref> He went on to defeat with ease the Republicans Pamela Nevle in 1995 and Robert Breaud, Jr., in 1999 and 2003.

Odinet won reelection over two Democrats in 1991 with 56.4 percent of the vote.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 19, 1991.</ref> He went on to defeat with ease the Republicans Pamela Nevle in 1995 and Robert Breaud, Jr., in 1999 and 2003.

In 2007, Odinet, still a Democrat, ran for the District 1 seat in the state Senate, vacated by [[Walter Boasso]], who instead ran unsuccessfully as a Republican-turned-Democrat for [[governor]] against [[Bobby Jindal]]. Odinet lost the Senate race to  State Representative A. G. Crowe of Pearl River in St. Tammany Parish, 11,625 votes (52 percent) to 10,811 (48 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 20, 2007.</ref>

In 2007, Odinet, still a Democrat, ran for the District 1 seat in the state Senate, vacated by Walter Boasso, who instead ran unsuccessfully as a Republican-turned-Democrat for [[governor]] against [[Bobby Jindal]]. Odinet lost the Senate race to  State Representative A. G. Crowe of Pearl River in St. Tammany Parish, 11,625 votes (52 percent) to 10,811 (48 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 20, 2007.</ref>

In the 2008 race for the Public Service Commissioner, Odinet narrowly lost a [[general election]] berth with the front-running candidate, former Commissioner John F. Schwegman], an [[Independent voter|Independent]], by 736 votes. He received 33,470 votes (22.6 percent) to Schwegmann's 61,711 (41.8 percent). Schwegmann entered the runoff with Eric Skrmetta, the primary runner-up who received 34,206 ballots (23.1 percent). Another Independent or No Party candidate, Bruce C. Kincade, held the remaining 18,440 votes (12.4 percent). The position opened when incumbent [[Jay Blossman]] did not seek reelection.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 4, 2008.</ref> Skrmetta then defeated Schwegmann in the November 4 general election.

In the 2008 race for the Public Service Commissioner, Odinet narrowly lost a [[general election]] berth with the front-running candidate, former Commissioner John F. Schwegman], an [[Independent voter|Independent]], by 736 votes. He received 33,470 votes (22.6 percent) to Schwegmann's 61,711 (41.8 percent). Schwegmann entered the runoff with Eric Skrmetta, the primary runner-up who received 34,206 ballots (23.1 percent). Another Independent or No Party candidate, Bruce C. Kincade, held the remaining 18,440 votes (12.4 percent). The position opened when incumbent [[Jay Blossman]] did not seek reelection.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 4, 2008.</ref> Skrmetta then defeated Schwegmann in the November 4 general election.