Fleming won, but it was a weaker showing than expected, considering McCrery always won by huge margins, and Jindal endorsed him. He’s lucky the runoff wasn’t the same day as the presidential election, when black turnout would have been a lot higher.
Carmouche was a well-known and popular local District Attorney. Been around for years. And the national Dems poured tons of money into the race.
The outcome was always in doubt.