Louisiana Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards was projected to win a second term by defeating Republican challenger Eddie Rispone in Saturday's runoff election, a result certain to rattle Republicans as they look ahead to 2020. TRUMP CASTS LOUISIANA VOTE AS IMPEACHMENT REFERENDUMAfter local television stations called the race for Edwards around 9:40 p.m. local time, Rispone called Edwards to concede, The Advocate of Baton Rouge reported. The result will come as a major disappointment to President Trump, who was eager to see Rispone regain the Louisiana governorship for the GOP, particularly after Kentucky Republican Gov. Trump won Louisiana by 20 percentage points in the 2016 election and is likely to win the state again in 2020.

Source: Fox News November 17, 2019 02:03 UTC