On August 28, 2010, Kershaw announced his second bid for lieutenant governor in the October 2 special election to replace Mitch Landrieu, who left office in May after being elected mayor of New Orleans. Kershaw's intraparty rivals included state Republican chair Roger F. Villere Jr. of Metairie, St. Tammany Parish president Kevin Davis of Slidell, and Secretary of State Jay Dardenne of Baton Rouge. Kershaw polled 19 percent and carried 31 of the 64 parishes (more than any other candidate). But he finished third in overall votes behind Dardenne and Democrat Caroline Fayard. Kershaw endorsed fellow Republican Dardenne in the runoff election, joining him at campaign events, and giving Dardenne a "bear hug" at his victory celebration. In the 2011 race for lieutenant governor, Kershaw endorsed Dardenne's opponent, fellow Republican Billy Nungesser. Dardenne ultimately defeated Nungesser 53%-47%. 2010s Kershaw continues touring throughout the year with his band, as well as performances with his often sold-out acoustic "Roots and Boots" tour, featuring himself onstage with other artists including Aaron Tippin, Joe Diffie, Pam Tillis, Darryl Worley, Collin Raye, and others. Discography Studio albums Don't Go Near the Water (1991) Business Is Pleasure (1992) Haunted Heart (1993) Feelin' Good Train (1994) Christmas Time's A-Comin' (1994) Politics, Religion and Her (1996) Labor of Love (1997) Maybe Not Tonight (1999) I Finally Found Someone (2001) I Want My Money Back (2003) Honky Tonk Boots (2006) Better Than I Used to Be (2010) A Sammy Klaus Christmas (2012) All in the Same Boat (2013) Do You Know Me: A Tribute to George Jones (2014) I Won't Back Down (2015) The Blues Got Me (2016) Swamp Poppin (2017) References External links The Official Sammy Kershaw website NashvillePost.com story on bankruptcy filing, Feb. 2007 Sammy Kershaw candidate website 1958 births Living people People from Kaplan, Louisiana American country singer-songwriters American male singer-songwriters Cajun people Louisiana Republicans Mercury Records artists Singer-songwriters from Louisiana MNRK Music Group artists Country musicians from Louisiana