Also running was a second Republican, Country music singer Sammy Kershaw of Abbeville, the seat of Vermilion Parish in southwestern Louisiana, who drew 30 percent of the ballots.
He was opposed by two Republicans, country musician Sammy Kershaw and State Representative Gary Beard, and by two Independents, Norris "Spanky" Gros Jr. and Thomas D. Kates.
The soundtrack for the film features a number of country music performers, including Johnny Cash, Shania Twain, Toby Keith, The Kentucky Headhunters, and Sammy Kershaw.
Sammy Davis, Jr. | Sammy Hagar | Sammy Woods | Sammy Cahn | Sammy Sosa | Ian Kershaw | Nik Kershaw | Sammy Kaye | Sammy Baugh | Kershaw | Sammy Wilson | Sammy Kershaw | John Kershaw | Sammy Lerner | Sammy Davis, Jr | Sammy Davis | Sammy and Rosie Get Laid | DJ Sammy | Clayton Kershaw | Andy Kershaw | S. C. H. "Sammy" Davis | Sammy Winder | Sammy McIlroy | Sammy Igoe | Sammy Davis, Sr. | Sammy Adjei | Magical Girl Pretty Sammy | Kershaw County, South Carolina | Heaven (DJ Sammy song) | Doug Kershaw |
In addition, he wrote Sammy Kershaw's 2003 single "Beer, Bait & Ammo", Mark Chesnutt's 2004 single "The Lord Loves the Drinkin' Man" and Montgomery Gentry's 2009 single "Long Line of Losers".