Headline Roundup • October 15th, 2023
Republican State Attorney General Jeff Landry Wins Louisiana Governor’s Race
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry emerged victorious in Louisiana’s gubernatorial election on Saturday, flipping the seat for Republicans.
The Details: The jungle primary, a race in which candidates of all parties appear on the same ballot, was called for Landry late Saturday night after he consolidated over 50% of the vote. Behind Landry with 26% of the vote was former state Transportation Secretary Shawn Wilson, a Democrat who received the endorsement of the state’s current two-term incumbent Governor John Bel Edwards.
For Context: Landry, endorsed by former President Donald Trump, was the Republican front-runner, but not expected to win outright in the primary. In this case, a one-on-one runoff election would have been held in November. The win gives the GOP momentum heading into Kentucky and Mississippi’s upcoming November gubernatorial elections.
How The Media Covered It: The Hill (Center bias) included election analysis from both sides of the election. At the end of its article, NBC News (Lean Left bias) said Landry “was the top fundraiser in the campaign” and spent $9 million on TV ads, compared to Wilson’s $730,000. NBC highlighted that Wilson pledged to “bridge divides” and “find common ground,” and was subject to “attack ads funded by a group tied to the Republican Governors Association.” The Hill and Fox News (Right bias) didn’t include context on fundraising or advertising.
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Republicans have won the race to determine the next governor of Louisiana, flipping the state from Democrat control in the first major contest ahead of the 2024 elections.
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry was declared the clear winner in Saturday's jungle primary, reaching the 50% vote threshold needed to avoid a runoff. The Associated Press called the race.
Landry and Democrat Shawn Wilson were considered the front-runners in the crowded race to replace term-limited Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards.
As the first major test for Republicans and Democrats ahead of the 2024 elections,...
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is projected to win the state’s gubernatorial race, according to The Associated Press, handing Republicans control of the top executive office there for the first time since 2016.
Landry competed alongside more than a dozen other people in the jungle primary, in which candidates appear on the same ballot regardless of party. If no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote, the race would have headed to a runoff between the top two vote-getters. But because Landry won more than half the vote as of...
Evan Vucci / AP file
Democrats’ two-term hold on the governorship of Louisiana will come to an end next year after Republican state Attorney General Jeff Landry won the seat Saturday by capturing a majority in an all-party primary.
Landry had more than 51% of the vote when The Associated Press called the race after 11 p.m. ET, running far ahead on a ballot that featured 16 candidates, including Democrats, independents and Republicans.
The victory precedes two more red state governor’s elections this fall, including one in which Republicans hope to flip a seat. Democratic...
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