Louisiana Saturday Voting - LIVE RESULTS

Louisiana Secretary of State, election results ^ | October 12, 2019 | Louisiana Secretary of State

[4Liberty]

Louisiana Governor - election today. Everybody vote!! Polls close at 8pm. If any candidate gets a majority (51%) of the vote in the first round that candidate wins the election.

[bunster]

Does anyone have a good reason for Why the Repubs chose to split the Repub vote?

[hoosiermama]

Thank you May try that soon.

[abb]

We can’t get the votes in the legislature to have closed primaries.

[peggybac]

40.2% John Bel Edwards* Dem 34,313
28.9% Eddie Rispone GOP 24,693
28.4% Ralph Abraham GOP 24,247
1% Patrick Landry GOP 852
0.8% Other 655
0.7% Oscar Dantzler Dem 579

[laconic]

147,000 votes counted; Edwards has 43 percent; the two main Reps have a total of 54 percent. Now, it may be that these are from Rep leaning parishes, I have no idea.

[abb]

7 of 3934 precincts reporting - 1%
absentee reporting - 35 of 64 parishes
Votes
51,852

Ralph Abraham (REP)

30%
1,101

Oscar “Omar” Dantzler (DEM)

1%
71,919

John Bel Edwards (DEM)

42%
1,282

Gary Landrieu (IND)

1%
1,420

Patrick “Live Wire” Landry (REP)

1%
43,981

“Eddie” Rispone (REP)

26%

[CFW]

“Does anyone have a good reason for Why the Repubs chose to split the Repub vote?”

I believe that is why Repub’s
are called the “stupid party”.

[Dave W]

Because it is a primary and anyone can run if they want to and meet the filing requirements. However, if someone gets 50% plus one there is no general election. The top two will have a runoff in November.

[bunster]

Kinda makes me wonder if they deserve to win - especially with all the lower ticket Repubs winning handily. The votes are there — just not for two people. (or 3). Strange.

[Pikachu_Dad]

It’s simple.

Anyone can run for office.

The State controls qualifications.

You pays your fees. You meet the deal. You can run.

And you can run as whatever party you claim to belong to. There is no ‘party police’

For example, the dems have 3 candidates for governor.

Those two extra candidates are probable more key to Edwards winning outright or having a run off.

So that is pretty ‘stupid’ also.

But they have the right to run.

At least the Republicans do not have three candidates !

The top two vote getters make the run off. The more credible candidates you have for a particular group, the less likely that any of that group advances.

[CFW]

The Republican party is great at shooting themselves in the foot.

[gasport]

Following LG race - low Dem turnout 26%

[SamAdams76]

There will be a run-off if nobody hits 50%. So the Republicans just have to combine for 50% to force a run-off. If they can't do that much tonight, they weren't going to win a straight-up election anyhow.

So far looking good for a run-off but still very early. Have no idea if the early results are from GOP friendly parishes.

[Raycpa]

Two Republicans may be able to draw more independents from Democrat.

[bunster]

Thanks. A little clearer I guess.

[traderrob6]

7 of 3934 precincts reporting
Absentee reporting - 41 of 64 parishes

Ralph Abraham (REP) 30.64% 58,684
Oscar “Omar” Dantzler (DEM) 0.65% 1,252
John Bel Edwards (DEM) 41.63% 79,725
Gary Landrieu (IND) 0.73% 1,396
Patrick “Live Wire” Landry (REP) 0.80% 1,527
“Eddie” Rispone (REP) 25.55% 48,925

[over3Owithabrain]

A win today is keeping Edwards under 50% that is all that needs to happen. that’s what Trump was rallying for then we will have a one-on-one contest later

[Innovative]

Live results here:

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/live-results-louisiana-governor-primary-election

But it says this is a primary, and the Dem is way ahead

Edwards, John Bel 41%

[bunster]

Best answer yet Thanks

[laconic]

Anyone from Louisiana on this thread? Was wondering if there are any on-site experts like there were for the NC House race?