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  Louisiana Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards defeats Republican Eddie Rispone

  Edwards’s victory is a blow to Republicans and President Donald Trump after earlier GOP loss in Kentucky ♦By Rich Shumate, ChickenFriedPolitics.com editor NEW ORLEANS (CFP)…

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  Louisiana voters will decide governor’s race in Saturday runoff

  Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards is facing Republican Eddie Rispone in quest for second term ♦By Rich Shumate, ChickenFriedPolitics.com BATON ROUGE (CFP) — Voters in…

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  Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin concedes defeat after recanvass doesn’t change election results

  Democrat Andy Beshear’s 5,200-vote lead stands up after review ♦By Rich Shumate, ChickenFriedPolitics.com editor FRANKFORT, Kentucky (CFP) — Republican Governor Matt Bevin has conceded defeat…

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  Jeff Sessions wants his old job back as Alabama U.S. Senator

  Sessions files to run in GOP primary to reclaim the seat he gave up to become Donald Trump’s attorney general ♦By Rich Shumate, ChickenFriedPolitics.com editor…

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  Mississippi Votes: Republican Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves wins governorship

  Reeves defeats Democratic Attorney General Jim Hood with last minute push from President Donald Trump ♦By Rich Shumate, ChickenFriedPolitics.com editor JACKSON, Mississippi (CFP) — Mississippi…

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  Virginia Democrats flip both houses of General Assembly from red to blue

  Democrats will now have total control of reapportionment after 2020 census ♦By Rich Shumate, ChickenFriedPolitics.com editor RICHMOND (CFP) — Democrats have won majorities in the…