Louisiana voters turned out the vote in record numbers for the 2020 Presidential election. Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin is very pleased with how the process went despite the challenges a pandemic presented and voter turnout was 69.4-percent.
Senator Bill Cassidy cruises to reelection winning 1.2 million votes, good for 59 percent and easily dodges a potential December runoff. His primary Democratic opponent Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins only got 19 percent of the vote. Perkins thanked his supporters saying over four months ago running for Congress was not on his radar.
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14 candidates challenged Cassidy this year, and he’ll serve his second six year term.
Two Republicans are prepping for a month-long sprint to the finish line in the 5th Congressional District runoff, a seat that came open earlier this year after Congressman Ralph Abraham retired. Abraham’s former chief of staff Luke Letlow is the early favorite due to his fundraising prowess. He says he’s going to keep up his barnstorming across the northeast, Cenla, and Florida Parishes.
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Letlow, who secured 33 percent of the vote Tuesday. His opponent Alexandria State Representative Lance Harris nabbed 16.6 percent of the vote, just 456 more votes than third-place candidate and Democrat Sandra Christophe.
Harris will be a formidable challenger. He’s the former Republican Majority leader in the State House and a businessman. He says voters will connect with his life experience and conservative record.
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