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===Treen v. Duke===
===Treen v. Duke===
In late 1988, Republican state Representative Charles Cusimano resigned from the Distirct 81 seat in the Louisiana House after eight years to accept a position as a 24th Judicial District Court [[judge]]. In the special election, the candidates included Treen, Duke, Republican school board member Delton Charles, Democratic real estate agent D. J. "Bud" Olister (backed by Jefferson Parish [[Sheriff]] Harry Lee), and [[Roger F. Villere, Jr.]], a young [[business]]man from Metairie who was the Republican state chairman from 2004 to 2018. Duke finished first in the primary with 3,995 votes (33.1 percent).<ref name=campaigns>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=328066|title=1989 Louisiana State Representative Election|publisher=ourcampaigns.com|accessdate=November 11, 2009}}</ref> Because no candidate received a majority in the first round, a runoff was required between Duke and Treen, who polled 2,277 votes (18.9 percent) in the first round of balloting.<ref>Michael Zatarain, ''David Duke: Evolution of a Klansman'' (Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishers, 1990), ISBN 0-88289-817-5, ISBN 978-0-88289-817-9.</ref>
In late 1988, Republican state Representative Charles Cusimano resigned from the Distirct 81 seat in the Louisiana House after eight years to accept a position as a 24th Judicial District Court [[judge]]. In the special election, the candidates included Treen, Duke, Republican school board member Delton Charles, Democratic real estate agent D. J. "Bud" Olister (backed by Jefferson Parish [[Sheriff]] Harry Lee), and [[Roger F. Villere, Jr.]], a young [[business]]man from Metairie who was the Republican state chairman from 2004 to 2018. Duke finished first in the primary with 3,995 votes (33.1 percent).<ref name=campaigns>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=328066|title=1989 Louisiana State Representative Election|publisher=ourcampaigns.com|accessdate=November 11, 2009}}</ref> Because no candidate received a majority in the first round, a runoff was required between Duke and Treen, who polled 2,277 votes (18.9 percent) in the first round of balloting.<ref>Michael Zatarain, ''David Duke: Evolution of a Klansman'' (Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishers, 1990), ISBN 0-88289-817-5, ISBN 978-0-88289-817-9.</ref>
David Vitter, then a young Republican [[attorney]], would have entered the special election as well had he met the residency requirement. Ironically, Vitter would become the representative for District 81 in 1992 and then win election to the [[United States House of Representatives]].<ref>[[Ron Gomez]], ''My Name Is Ron And I'm a Recovering Legislator: Memoirs of a Louisiana State Representative'' ([[Lafayette]], Louisiana: Zemog Publishing, 2000, ISBN=0-9700156-0-7), p. 222.</ref>
David Vitter, then a young Republican [[attorney]], would have entered the special election as well had he met the residency requirement. Ironically, Vitter would become the representative for District 81 in 1992 and then win election to the [[United States House of Representatives]].<ref>[[Ron Gomez]], ''My Name Is Ron And I'm a Recovering Legislator: Memoirs of a Louisiana State Representative'' ([[Lafayette]], Louisiana: Zemog Publishing, 2000, ISBN=0-9700156-0-7), p. 222.</ref>