LA-GOV: Edwards at 46.7% with most of Orleans still out

[book_worm]

I doubt he will get 50 plus 1 but he may come close. He's really cleaning up in Orleans with mostly absentee ballots reporting: 25,100 out of 28,500 votes.

https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/static/2019-10-12/resultsRace/Statewide

[obnoxiousdrunk]

1. Please make it happen.

[MFM008]

2. Maggot thinks

He has the magic touch and LA will do what he says.

[CharleyDog]

3. Looks like the Repubs split their vote (2 Repub candidates)

I don't know why they did that, but I'm glad.

[book_worm]

4. jungle primary

[Drunken Irishman]

5. It's how they do it in Louisiana - a Jungle Primary.

Whoever wins a majority of the vote is elected. In fact, having two GOP candidates in the race seems to benefit 'em as if it were just two candidates, Edwards would win.

[Lochloosa]

6. Edwards will need 50% +1 to win outright.

[Drunken Irishman]

15. Yes - a majority, as I said.

[book_worm]

7. Still 223 precincts out in Orleans

[Tiggeroshii]

10. There's still 84 precincts left in orleans parish.

he's at 87.5% there. That could be a game changer.

[book_worm]

8. Edwards at about 45% but still lots of Orleans and Baton Rouge votes still out

He's winning 89% in Orleans so far and 59% in BR (in a three way race).

[Tiggeroshii]

9. 46.2 now and what you said remains the case.

Nearly all the Republicans precincts have fully reported.

[Legends303]

12. May be the case but

at best it’s going to put at 47% to 48% short in what he needs to win this primary but looks like a runoff most likely.

[LeftInTX]

11. Going to a runoff

via politico

[Polybius]

13. Has it been called yet?

There's no doubt it's headed to a runoff, with 95.3% of the vote in, Edwards is at 46.2%.

[ritapria]

14. The race has been called

Bel Edwards v. Rispone in the general , Nov. 16

[LArider]

16. Have to hope

that some of the Abraham supporters don't show up for Rispone.