Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards
Won Re-Election For a Second Term
By AlpLocal News
November 16, 2019
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards won a second term today to remain the only Democratic governor in the Deep South despite an all-out effort by President Donald Trump to flip the seat to the Republican column.
Edwards narrowly beat Eddie Rispone, a wealthy Republican businessman, who invested more than $14 million of his own money to finance his campaign and tied himself to Trump from start to finish.
Edwards predicted his victory during his rally in Shreveport Thursday, expressing confidence voters wouldn’t allow the president to nationalize the election.
“The voters of Louisiana are going to decide this election on Louisiana issues,” Edwards said. “They don’t need the president or anybody else to tell them how to vote.”
This clears the way for Edwards to concentrate on his mandate to raise the state’s equal pay and raise the minimum wages higher than the national minimun.
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