[Impy]

Thank goodness.

Don’t know why they don’t get rid of his jungle primary BS.

John Bel Edwards*
Democrat 46.6%

Eddie Rispone
Republican 27.4

Ralph Abraham
Republican
317,115 23.6

Anyway it’s Eddie over Ralph.

Nungesser (LT G), Schroder (Treas), Strain (Ag Commish) and Landry (AG) all R win reelection easily.

Donelon (Insurance Commish) wins 53-47 over a fellow Republican.

Acting Sec of State Kyle Ardoin (R) faces a runoff with a rat. 3 GOP combined for 66% in the race.

[fieldmarshaldj]

This jungle primary may have helped soften up Edwards. I think he will have a problem with turnout in the runoff, just an educated guess. He needed to win outright this evening. The only way I can see him winning the runoff is if he can manipulate any disgruntled Abraham supporters into either voting for him or sitting it out. I didn’t have a personal preference here for either.

The GOP made strong gains in the legislature, but the downside being it will be an almost exclusive racial split with very few White Dems and no Black Republicans as far as I can tell. This has got to change and a breakthrough made.

[odawg]

“Don’t know why they don’t get rid of his jungle primary BS.”

The system is not that much different from presidential primaries.

[campaignPete R-CT]

Jungle is good 👍 approach in urban areas. Weakens value of Dem nomination. Opens up for otters 🐉

[BillyBoy]

What's even more bizarre is California said "that's a good idea, we should totally adopt that system" after seeing what a train wreck the system is in Louisiana.

But hey, a bunch of Illinoisans think we should abolish the office of Lt. Governor after New Jersey went thru five Governors in a week due to not having an office of Lt. Governor, so....