
Louisiana holds elections to fill congressional seat formerly held by Biden official and replace Republican who died of Covid before swearing-in
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The first congressional elections of the 2022 midterm cycle are set for Saturday, when Louisiana voters go to the polls to fill a pair of vacancies in the state's House delegation.
A Democratic battle is brewing in the New Orleans and Baton Rouge-area 2nd District, pitting two of the state's top Democrats against each other. The seat opened when former Rep. Cedric Richmond left for a job in President Joe Biden's White House. Two state senators are the leading candidates: Troy Carter, the state Senate minority leader, has Richmond's endorsement, while Karen Carter Peterson is backed by Georgia voting rights activist Stacey Abrams and the Bernie Sanders-aligned Our Revolution. Republican Julia Letlow, the widow of former Congressman-elect Luke Letlow, is running against 11 rivals for the 5th District seat in northeastern Louisiana that her husband won in a December runoff but never got to fill.More Related News

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