NEWSDECK: Setback for Trump: Louisiana re-elects Democratic governor By Al Jazeera
Edwards on Saturday narrowly defeated Eddie Rispone, a Republican opponent who had closely aligned himself with US President Donald Trump. Edwards, a conservative Democrat, is the party’s only governor in the Deep South. He campaigned on the state’s strengthening economy.
On Saturday afternoon he urged voters on Twitter: “Louisiana, 3 hours left, get out and Vote for @EddieRispone for Governor. Lower taxes and much more!” In conceding the election, Rispone said he was disappointed. “We have nothing to be ashamed of,” he told supporters, and thanked Trump for campaigning for him in the state. “He came down here three times specifically to try to help us,” he said.
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