Troy Carter Wins Vacant US House Seat In Louisiana

NBC News reports:

Democrat Troy Carter won Saturday’s special election for Louisiana’s vacant U.S. House seat, defeating his state Senate colleague and ending an acrimonious, intraparty clash.

Carter easily defeated Karen Carter Peterson in the race for Louisiana’s only Democrat-held seat in Congress, handing a victory to the more moderate side of the party after Peterson planted herself firmly in the progressive camp.

The pair of state senators had only modest policy differences to distinguish them, and the race centered mainly on personality. Carter had the backing, however, of the seat’s predecessor, Cedric Richmond.

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BREAKING: Democratic state Sen. Troy Carter has won Saturday’s special election for a vacant U.S. House seat based in New Orleans. https://t.co/7qo8owhQsu

— The Associated Press (@AP) April 25, 2021