Louisiana’s Democratic governor battles to avoid runoff election
- John Bel Edwards must secure 50% of vote in Saturday’s poll
- Republicans Ralph Abraham and Eddie Rispone lead challenge
Louisiana’s governor, John Bel Edwards, is fighting to hang on to a rare Democratic governorship in the deep south, against a national Republican offensive aimed at forcing him into a run-off after Saturday’s election.
Republicans are trying to hold Edwards under the 50% benchmark the region’s only Democratic governor needs to win outright over five other candidates. On Friday night, Donald Trump made a last-minute appeal to Louisiana voters.