108 days, 2 hours, 17 minutes ago
Democrat takes La. congressional race
Associated Press
Democrat takes La. congressional race
Associated Press
Democrat Don Cazayoux has won a special congressional election, bolstering his party's majority status on Capitol Hill and taking a seat held by Republicans since 1974.
Cazayoux, a state lawmaker, beat Republican Woody Jenkins to cap a campaign that drew attention and cash from the national parties and from interest groups in Washington. The seat opened when Republican Richard Baker, a 20-year incumbent, resigned to take a lobbying job.
With all precincts reporting, Cazayoux had 49 percent to 46 percent for Jenkins, a community newspaper publisher. Three independents combined to take over 4 percent of the vote.
Leave a comment
Other Popular Stories
|
Web site educates about hiring war vets They survived war, but for some Iraq and Afghanistan veterans going to work back home isn't easy, either. An estimated 300,000 from the two wars have returned home with mental health problems, so-called invisible wounds, and about the same number suffered head injuries, according to a private... Relates to Elaine Chao |
|
|
Conventions blend money, parties, ethics rules Barack Obama and John McCain have burnished images as politicians who keep special interests at arms' length, yet there won't be much stiff-arming at their nominating conventions. For the next two weeks in Denver and then St. Paul, Minn. corporations, unions, advocacy groups and politicians... Relates to John McCain, Barack Obama |
