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In 2007, Odinet, still a Democrat, ran for the District 1 seat in the state Senate, vacated by Walter Boasso, who instead ran unsuccessfully as a Republican-turned-Democrat for [[governor]] against [[Bobby Jindal]]. Odinet lost the Senate race to State Representative A. G. Crowe of Pearl River in St. Tammany Parish, 11,625 votes (52 percent) to 10,811 (48 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 20, 2007.</ref>
In 2007, Odinet, still a Democrat, ran for the District 1 seat in the state Senate, vacated by Walter Boasso, who instead ran unsuccessfully as a Republican-turned-Democrat for [[governor]] against [[Bobby Jindal]]. Odinet lost the Senate race to State Representative A. G. Crowe of Pearl River in St. Tammany Parish, 11,625 votes (52 percent) to 10,811 (48 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 20, 2007.</ref>
In the 2008 race for the Public Service Commissioner, Odinet narrowly lost a [[general election]] berth with the front-running candidate, former Commissioner John F. Schwegmann, an [[Independent voter|Independent]], by 736 votes. He received 33,470 votes (22.6 percent) to Schwegmann's 61,711 (41.8 percent). Schwegmann entered the runoff with Eric Skrmetta, the primary runner-up who received 34,206 ballots (23.1 percent). Another Independent or No Party candidate, Bruce C. Kincade, held the remaining 18,440 votes (12.4 percent). The position opened when incumbent James A. "Jay" Blossman did not seek reelection.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 4, 2008.</ref> Skrmetta then defeated Schwegmann in the November 4 general election.
In the 2008 race for the Public Service Commissioner, Odinet narrowly lost a [[general election]] berth with the front-running candidate, former Commissioner John F. Schwegmann, an [[Independent voter|Independent]], by 736 votes. He received 33,470 votes (22.6 percent) to Schwegmann's 61,711 (41.8 percent). Schwegmann entered the runoff with Eric F. Skrmetta, the primary runner-up who received 34,206 ballots (23.1 percent). Another Independent or No Party candidate, Bruce C. Kincade, held the remaining 18,440 votes (12.4 percent). The position opened when incumbent [[Jay Blossman]] did not seek reelection.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 4, 2008.</ref> Skrmetta then defeated Schwegmann in the November 4 general election.
==House record==
==House record==