Democrat John Bel Edwards re-elected

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Louisiana governor's race: Democrat John Bel Edwards re-elected

Incumbent Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) overcame a tough challenge from the President Trump-backed businessman Eddie Rispone to be re-elected Louisiana governor to a second term late Saturday, AP reports.

Why it matters: The tight race pit the only Democratic governor in the Deep South against a Republican challenger in Trump country.

The result is a major blow for Trump, who tried to drum up support for Rispone at two presidential rallies in Louisiana this month and in tweets leading up to the vote.

((((President Trump hoped he could use his uuhh popularity in Louisiana to push the Republican challenger across the line.
trump FAILED AGAIN.. he's a curse on all republicans running
this is the 3rd? one he campaigned for..)) BWAHAA!))))

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Rispone’s defeat came just hours after Trump threw one last endorsement his way before the polls closed.

The race was widely seen as a test of Trump’s own popularity amid an impeachment inquiry against him.

It may have been Rispone who appeared on the ballot as the challenger to the incumbent Edwards, but Trump injected himself into the race and made clear to Louisiana voters that a loss for Rispone would be felt very personally by the president.

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