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==2007 state House election==
==2007 state House election==
In 2007, Cain, term-limited in the state Senate, sought to return to the Louisiana House in District 32. Democrat Dorothy Sue Hill, a rancher and retired educator from Dry Creek in Beauregard Parish, led in the primary with 6,254 votes (46.4 percent), followed by Cain's 5,528 votes (41 percent). Two other candidates, Democrat Benjamin Jack and No Party hopeful Richard "Dickey" Crider, held the remaining but critical 1,712 votes.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 20, 2007.</ref> Hill, the wife of former Representative Herman Ray Ray "Coach" Hill, then defeated Cain by 311 votes in the 2007 general election, 6,070 votes (51.3 percent) to 5,759 (48.7 percent).<ref name=genelection>ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 17, 2007.</ref></ref>
In 2007, Cain, term-limited in the state Senate, sought to return to the Louisiana House in District 32. Democrat Dorothy Sue Hill, a rancher and retired educator from Dry Creek in Beauregard Parish, led in the primary with 6,254 votes (46.4 percent), followed by Cain's 5,528 votes (41 percent). Two other candidates, Democrat Benjamin Jack and No Party hopeful Richard "Dickey" Crider, held the remaining but critical 1,712 votes.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 20, 2007.</ref> Hill, the wife of former Representative Herman Ray Ray "Coach" Hill, then defeated Cain by 311 votes in the 2007 general election, 6,070 votes (51.3 percent) to 5,759 (48.7 percent).<ref name=genelection>ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 17, 2007.</ref></ref>
Cain's Senate District 30 encompasses parts of Beauregard, Calcasieu,, and Vernon parishes in western Louisiana. In the general election held on November 17, 2007, to choose a successor to Cain, John R. Smith of Leesville defeated another Democrat Claude "Buddy" Leach, a former member of both the Louisiana House and the [[United States House of Representatives]] for Louisiana's 4th congressional district.<ref name=genelection/>
Cain's Senate District 30 encompasses parts of Beauregard, Calcasieu,, and Vernon parishes in western Louisiana. In the general election held on November 17, 2007, to choose a successor to Cain, John R. Smith of Leesville defeated another Democrat Claude "Buddy" Leach, a former member of both the Louisiana House and the [[United States House of Representatives]] for Louisiana's 4th congressional district.<ref name=genelection/>
On February 9, 2008, Cain won the seat for Louisiana House District 32 on the Republican State Central Committee in the [[closed primary]] for party offices. He defeated Kennis Paul Smith, 490 (69 percent) to 216 (31 percent) in a low turnout.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/02092008/02092008_MultiParish.html|title=Election Returns|date=February 9, 2008|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=August 5, 2015}}</ref>
On February 9, 2008, Cain won the seat for Louisiana House District 32 on the Republican State Central Committee in the [[closed primary]] for party offices. He defeated Kennis Paul Smith, 490 (69 percent) to 216 (31 percent) in a low turnout.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/02092008/02092008_MultiParish.html|title=Election Returns|date=February 9, 2008|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=August 5, 2015}}</ref>
==2011 state Senate election==
==2011 state Senate election==
Former Senator Cain in 2011 challenged the reelection of John R. Smith, his successor in the state Senate who like Cain is a convert to the Republican Party. Smith led the primary on October 22, 2011, with 9,808 votes (45.6 percent). Cain trailed with 6,343 (29.5 percent). The two met in the general election held on November 19, 2011. Democrat Terry Fowler held the remaining but critical 5,370 votes (25 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 22, 2011.</ref>
Former Senator Cain in 2011 challenged the reelection of John R. Smith, his successor in the state Senate who like Cain is a convert to the Republican Party. Smith led the primary on October 22, 2011, with 9,808 votes (45.6 percent). Cain trailed with 6,343 (29.5 percent). The two met in the general election held on November 19, 2011. Democrat Terry Fowler held the remaining but critical 5,370 votes (25 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 22, 2011.</ref>