Republican Jeff Landry wins the Louisiana governor’s race, reclaims office for GOP
http://nypost.com/2023/10/14/republican-jeff-landry-wins-the-louisiana-governors-race-reclaims-office-for-gop/
Attorney General Jeff Landry, a Republican backed by former President Donald Trump, has won the Louisiana governor’s race, holding off a crowded field of candidates.
The win is a major victory for the GOP as they reclaim the governor’s mansion for the first time in eight years.
Landry will replace current Gov. John Bel Edwards, who was unable to seek reelection due to consecutive term limits.
Edwards is the only Democratic governor in the Deep South.
“Today’s election says that our state is united,” Landry said during his victory speech Saturday night. “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.”
By garnering more than half of the votes, Landry avoided an expected runoff under the state’s “jungle primary” system. The last time there wasn’t a gubernatorial runoff in Louisiana was in 2011 and 2007, when Bobby Jindal, a Republican, won the state’s top position. ...
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