Louisiana Democrats and Independents flip Republican House district

[RandySF]

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[sheshe2]

1. Hello Louisianan. You rock!

And a huge FU to the GOP.

[TexasTowelie]

2. It's beginning to look like the voters in Louisiana are getting sick of the Trump regime.

Surprisingly, the parish is not in a major metro area.

Ballotpedia showed that in the initial contest Aucoin had 45.5% while Adams had 30.8%. The remaining vote had three Democrats split the remainder of the vote. It's interesting that Aucoin couldn't gather any additional votes considering the spread in the earlier election.

[RandySF]

3. GOP held the district since 2000

[cstanleytech]

4. Hopefully this is just the beginning and it is the start of a Blue Tsunami that will make

the Blue Wave of 2018 look like a ripple in a kiddie pool.

[RandySF]

5. Heopefully it's a sign of things to come this November.

[Hortensis]

6. Yes, I noticed it's rural also, 54.7% white 42.6% black,

almost nothing else. It has a plantation and sharecropper past, with various historic sites. A fair amount of poverty but overall is not a really poor district, and over 27% have at least some college. The Baton Rouge area seems to be within an hour for much of the district, and a lot of young PoC have moved there for jobs, but many remain. Imagine it's a nice place to live for residents with family around and decent jobs.