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'''Maurice Riemer Calhoun, Sr.''', known as '''Riemer Calhoun''' (April 5, 1909 – August 4, 1994), was a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] from Mansfield, [[Louisiana]], who represented DeSoto and Caddo parishes in the state Senate from 1944 to 1952.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/1880membership.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana State Senate, 1880-224|publisher=Louisiana State Senate|accessdate=December 26, 2020}}</ref>
'''Maurice Riemer Calhoun, Sr.''', known as '''Riemer Calhoun''' (April 5, 1909 – August 4, 1994),<ref name=findagrave>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191661288/maurice-riemer-calhoun|title=Maurice Riemer Calhoun|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=December 26, 2020}}</ref> was a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] from Mansfield, [[Louisiana]], who represented DeSoto and Caddo parishes in the state Senate from 1944 to 1952.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/1880membership.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana State Senate, 1880-224|publisher=Louisiana State Senate|accessdate=December 26, 2020}}</ref>
After he left the Senate, Calhoun in October 1952 managed the DeSoto Parish campaign for [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]], the successful [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[U.S. President|presidential]] nominee. Eisenhower received 57.8 percent of the vote in DeSoto Parish<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ent.stparchive.com/Archive/ENT/ENT10172002p13.php|title=Gleanings|author=Sarah Stokes|publisher=''Mansfield (Louisiana) Enterprise-Progress''|date=October 17, 1952|page=13|accessdate=December 26, 2020}}</ref> but lost the [[electoral vote]] of Louisiana that year.
After he left the Senate, Calhoun in October 1952 managed the DeSoto Parish campaign for [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]], the successful [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[U.S. President|presidential]] nominee. Eisenhower received 57.8 percent of the vote in DeSoto Parish<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ent.stparchive.com/Archive/ENT/ENT10172002p13.php|title=Gleanings|author=Sarah Stokes|publisher=''Mansfield (Louisiana) Enterprise-Progress''|date=October 17, 1952|page=13|accessdate=December 26, 2020}}</ref> but lost the [[electoral vote]] of Louisiana that year.