Incumbent Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has been forced into a runoff against Republican businessman Eddie Rispone, CNN projects
Washington Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has been forced into a runoff election in his bid for reelection, where he will face Republican businessman Eddie Rispone, CNN projected Saturday.
Edwards was the top vote getter but will fall short of the 50% threshold needed to avoid the runoff. Rispone, one of two major Republicans in the race, garnered the second biggest amount of votes. Edwards is the only statewide elected Democrat in Louisiana. Despite Louisiana's Republican lean, polling and other factors suggested Edwards had a decent shot of being reelected.
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