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Grace died in office in 1957. An appointee filled the post until 1960, when Moore was again elected to the position, along with Jimmie Davis winning his second nonconsecutive term as governor. In the 1960 elections, Moore first defeated the Democrat Fred Columbus Dent, Sr., of Baton Rouge, the husband of Lucille May Grace. Dent ran on the intra-party ticket of [[Chep Morrison|deLesseps Story "Chep" Morrison, Sr.]], then the [[mayor]] of New Orleans.<ref>''Minden Herald,'' September 17, 1959.</ref> Moore then defeated by a margin of 88-12 percent the Republican Anna Wooten Slagle (1903–1992) of [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], a charter member of the Fifth District Republican Women's Club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.opwrc.com/OPWRC-History.html|title=Ouachita Parish Women's Republican Club: Our History|publisher=opwrc.com|accessdate=November 20, 2009}}</ref><ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election returns for Register of State Lands, April 17, 1960. In that same election Jimmie Davis overwhelmed Republican nominee, [[Francis Grevemberg]].</ref>
Grace died in office in 1957. An appointee filled the post until 1960, when Moore was again elected to the position, along with Jimmie Davis winning his second nonconsecutive term as governor. In the 1960 elections, Moore first defeated the Democrat Fred Columbus Dent, Sr., of Baton Rouge, the husband of Lucille May Grace. Dent ran on the intra-party ticket of [[Chep Morrison|deLesseps Story "Chep" Morrison, Sr.]], then the [[mayor]] of New Orleans.<ref>''Minden Herald,'' September 17, 1959.</ref> Moore then defeated by a margin of 88-12 percent the Republican Anna Wooten Slagle (1903–1992) of [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], a charter member of the Fifth District Republican Women's Club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.opwrc.com/OPWRC-History.html|title=Ouachita Parish Women's Republican Club: Our History|publisher=opwrc.com|accessdate=November 20, 2009}}</ref><ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election returns for Register of State Lands, April 17, 1960. In that same election Jimmie Davis overwhelmed Republican nominee, [[Francis Grevemberg]].</ref>
Thereafter, Moore was either unopposed for the post or had insignificant opposition within the Democratic Party. In 1971, she defeated a primary opponent, James Alan "Jim" Rentz (1933–2011) of Baton Rouge.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald,'' November 6, 1971.</ref> After [[John J. McKeithen]] became governor in 1964, the pro-Long and anti-Long factionalism began to recede, as the state slowly adopted Democrat-Republican inter-party competition.
Thereafter, Moore was either unopposed for the post or had insignificant opposition within the Democratic Party. In 1971, she defeated a primary opponent, James Alan "Jim" Rentz (1933–2011) of Baton Rouge.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald,'' November 6, 1971.</ref> After [[John J. McKeithen]] became governor in 1964, the [[pro-Long]] and anti-Long factionalism began to recede, as the state slowly adopted Democrat-Republican inter-party competition.