[blueyon]

why are there 2 Republicans in the race?? Are they going to have a run off before they election?

[Servant of the Cross]

Under Louisiana's "jungle primary" system, all candidates will appear on the same ballot, regardless of party. If no candidate receives 50 percent plus one vote during the primary election, a runoff election will be held on December 6, 2014 between the top two candidates in the primary.

[lormand]

During the 70’s, the democRATs who dominated Loiusiana politics for over 100 years crafted this primary system with the goal of a perpetual one party state since Republican voter registration was a small fraction of the state.