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Louisiana votes out a Democrat.
Sick of their leadership
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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/jeff-landry-wins-louisiana-governor-race
Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry has won the Louisiana governor's race, flipping the governor's mansion red for the first time in eight years.
Landry, 52, defeated a large field of at least 14 candidates and won the state's "jungle primary" with over 50% of the vote, eliminating the need for a runoff election between the top two candidates as required by Louisiana law.
The attorney general will replace Gov. John Bel Edwards (D-LA), who could not run for reelection due to term limits. It is a major win for the Republican Party, as the contest was one of the GOP's best pickup opportunities heading into the 2023 off-year election cycle.
“Today’s election says that our state is united,” Landry said during his victory speech Saturday night via Associated Press. “It’s a wake-up call and it’s a message that everyone should hear loud and clear, that we the people in this state are going to expect more out of our government from here on out.”
The last time there wasn't a gubernatorial runoff in Louisiana was in 2011 and 2007 when former Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal won the governor's mansion.
Political experts had predicted that Landry would win the primary election, particularly after he led in polling and received endorsements from top GOP members, including former President Donald Trump. Landry received the backing of the state GOP before any other Republican rivals had jumped into the race, as well as support from the Republican Governor's Association
Sick of their leadership
/news/bots are furious this is being reported on by Washington examiner
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/jeff-landry-wins-louisiana-governor-race
Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry has won the Louisiana governor's race, flipping the governor's mansion red for the first time in eight years.
Landry, 52, defeated a large field of at least 14 candidates and won the state's "jungle primary" with over 50% of the vote, eliminating the need for a runoff election between the top two candidates as required by Louisiana law.
The attorney general will replace Gov. John Bel Edwards (D-LA), who could not run for reelection due to term limits. It is a major win for the Republican Party, as the contest was one of the GOP's best pickup opportunities heading into the 2023 off-year election cycle.
“Today’s election says that our state is united,” Landry said during his victory speech Saturday night via Associated Press. “It’s a wake-up call and it’s a message that everyone should hear loud and clear, that we the people in this state are going to expect more out of our government from here on out.”
The last time there wasn't a gubernatorial runoff in Louisiana was in 2011 and 2007 when former Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal won the governor's mansion.
Political experts had predicted that Landry would win the primary election, particularly after he led in polling and received endorsements from top GOP members, including former President Donald Trump. Landry received the backing of the state GOP before any other Republican rivals had jumped into the race, as well as support from the Republican Governor's Association
