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Thereafter, Jimmy Wilson joined the Republican Party and waged two unsuccessful campaigns for Louisiana's 4th congressional district after the seat was vacated in January 1979 by popular long-term Democrat [[Joe Waggonner]]. Wilson lost the first time to Claude Anthony "Buddy" Leach, and then to [[Buddy Roemer]]
Thereafter, Jimmy Wilson joined the Republican Party and waged two unsuccessful campaigns for Louisiana's 4th congressional district after the seat was vacated in January 1979 by popular long-term Democrat [[Joe Waggonner]]. Wilson lost the first time to Claude Anthony "Buddy" Leach, and then to [[Buddy Roemer]]
Lynn was narrowly reelected in the 1979 general election, 51.7 percent to 48.3 percent for the late Democrat Jack Miller, a businessman from [[Blanchard, Louisiana|Blanchard]], also in Caddo Parish. He defeated Miller again in 1983. When Lynn declined to run in 1987, the seat went Democratic with the election of Caddo Parish Commission president [[Roy M. Hopkins|Roy M. "Hoppy" Hopkins]] of Oil City in Caddo Parish, who subsequently died in office during the last year of his fifth term. Hopkins' commission seat was filled for a term by [[James Whitfield Williamson]], a businessman who served as the mayor of Vivian from 1972 to 1986 and was an older brother of Don Williamson.
Lynn was narrowly reelected in the 1979 general election, 51.7 percent to 48.3 percent for the late Democrat Jack Miller, a businessman from Blanchard, also in Caddo Parish. He defeated Miller again in 1983. When Lynn declined to run in 1987, the seat went Democratic with the election of Caddo Parish Commission president [[Roy M. Hopkins|Roy M. "Hoppy" Hopkins]] of Oil City in Caddo Parish, who subsequently died in office during the last year of his fifth term. Hopkins' commission seat was filled for a term by [[James Whitfield Williamson]], a businessman who served as the mayor of Vivian from 1972 to 1986 and was an older brother of Don Williamson.
Lynn's House seat returned to Republican representation in the [[special election]] of 2007, when [[Jim Morris (Louisiana Politician)|James H. "Jim" Morris]] of Oil City was elected to succeed "Hoppy" Hopkins.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, February 24, 2007.</ref> Then Morris switched to [[Independent]] registration.
Lynn's House seat returned to Republican representation in the [[special election]] of 2007, when [[Jim Morris (Louisiana Politician)|James H. "Jim" Morris]] of Oil City was elected to succeed "Hoppy" Hopkins.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, February 24, 2007.</ref> Then Morris switched to [[Independent]] registration.