wˈʌns ᵻlˈɛkʃənz wɜːɹ ɐpɹˈuːvd, bˈuːlɪɡni ɹˈæn fɔːɹ ɹiːᵻlˈɛkʃən tə hɪz vˈeɪkənt sˈiːt ɪn kˈɑːŋɡɹəs, bˌʌt wʌz hˈændili dᵻfˈiːɾᵻd baɪ bˈɛndʒəmɪn flˈændɚz hˌuː hæd ðə bˈækɪŋ ʌvðə jˈuːniən mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ɡˈʌvɚnɚɹ ʌv luːˌiːzɪˈænə, bˈɛndʒəmɪn bˈʌtlɚ.
Once elections were approved, Bouligny ran for reelection to his vacant seat in Congress, but was handily defeated by Benjamin Flanders who had the backing of the Union military governor of Louisiana, Benjamin Butler.