Republican Jeff Landry Wins, Flips Louisiana Governor Mansion amid Crowded Primary

Washington Examiner

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.

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