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Gaudin retained an interest in Republican politics after he left the legislature. He was a delegate to the 1996 [[Republican National Convention]] held in [[San Diego]], [[California]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/conventions/san.diego/facts/delegate.profile/LA.shtml|title=GOP delegates for Louisiana|work=All Politics: 1996 convention|publisher=CNN|accessdate=October 21, 2019}}</ref> which nominated the ticket of [[Bob Dole and [[Jack Kemp]].The Dole-Kemp combination, however, lost Louisiana's then nine electoral votes (now eight electoral votes) in the fall campaign to Democrats [[Bill Clinton]] and [[Al Gore]].

Gaudin retained an interest in Republican politics after he left the legislature. He was a delegate to the 1996 [[Republican National Convention]] held in [[San Diego]], [[California]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/conventions/san.diego/facts/delegate.profile/LA.shtml|title=GOP delegates for Louisiana|work=All Politics: 1996 convention|publisher=CNN|accessdate=October 21, 2019}}</ref> which nominated the ticket of [[Bob Dole and [[Jack Kemp]].The Dole-Kemp combination, however, lost Louisiana's then nine electoral votes (now eight electoral votes) in the fall campaign to Democrats [[Bill Clinton]] and [[Al Gore]].

Gaudin died in Baton Rouge at the age of eighty-eight. His obituary sums up like, accordingly "If you're older than 40 and know something about Louisiana politics, you may know about Edward Clark Gaudin, who entered eternal life on Thursday, March 19, 2020. This eighty-eight year old man, "Clark," "E. Clark," "Clarky," "Mr. G," "Dad," or "Pops," will be remembered for … never missing Sunday Mass; tasting everything at least once, even if you don't want it; always vote, and when you vote, always vote Republican. He was a principled man, for sure, and it's one of his remarkable attributes."<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://obits.theadvocate.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=edward-clark-gaudin&pid=195765624|title=Edward Gaudin obituary|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=March 23, 2020|accessdate=March 24, 2020}}</ref>

Gaudin died in Baton Rouge at the age of eighty-eight. His obituary sums up his life, accordingly: "If you're older than 40 and know something about Louisiana politics, you may know about Edward Clark Gaudin, who entered eternal life on Thursday, March 19, 2020. This eighty-eight year old man, "Clark," "E. Clark," "Clarky," "Mr. G," "Dad," or "Pops," will be remembered for … never missing Sunday Mass; tasting everything at least once, even if you don't want it; always vote, and when you vote, always vote Republican. He was a principled man, for sure, and it's one of his remarkable attributes."<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://obits.theadvocate.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=edward-clark-gaudin&pid=195765624|title=Edward Gaudin obituary|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=March 23, 2020|accessdate=March 24, 2020}}</ref>

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