On Saturday, Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry cruised to victory and became the state's first Republican governor in eight years.
โToday's election says that our state is united,โ Landryย saidย in his victory speech. โIt's a wake-up call and it's a message that everyone should hear loud and clear, that we the people in this state are going to expect more out of our government from here on out.โ
According to The Daily Wire, Landryย beat outย his next closest challenger, Democrat Shawn Wilson, by 51.6% to 25.9% in Lousiana's all-party primary election.
Louisiana has a โjungle primaryโ system, meaning that the expected runoff was averted because Landry garnered more than 50% of the vote in the 16-candidateย field, includingย Republicans, Democrats, and independents. It's the first time that's happened since the 2007 and 2011 elections, with former Republican Governor Bobby Jindal winning both contests handily.ย
In May, Trumpย endorsedย Landry, saying, โI am endorsing your Attorney General Jeff Landry for Governor. He has been a fantastic Attorney General. He wants to stop crime. He loves the people of Louisiana just like I do.โ
In a Saturday post to Truth Social, Trumpย congratulatedย Landry on the win and said he would be a โtruly GREAT GOVERNOR.โย
Following the election on Saturday night, Landry said he was โThankful beyond beliefโ and โready to get to work.โ He will succeed Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards, who congratulated Landry in aย statementย and said he campaigned on โimportant kitchen table issues.โย
Landryย ran onย getting crime under control and improving the economy and public school system.ย The Republican has also been a strong voice for parental rights in education, saying he wouldย signย a parental rights bill as governor andย pledgingย to stop the โwoke agendaโ in schools throughout the state.ย ย
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Great news that Louisiana has a Republican governor.
No surprise that Louisiana will have a Republican governor. Unlike Georgia, Louisiana is still a proud, conservative, Southern state.
Benedict Donald is a treasonous bum who belongs in prison for attacking our Capitol and fellow Americans, LOCK HIM UP!!!
Let’s hope a MAGA State hasnโt elected another RINO. Itโs time for LA to tackle election reform in their State.