State senator Troy Carter has defeated fellow state senator Karen Carter Peterson to win the Louisiana Second Congressional District runoff.
Carter won 48,511 to 39,295, 55 to 45 percent.
Carter had the endorsement of Cedric Richmond, the previous representative for the district, which includes much of New Orleans, the Westbank of Jefferson Parish, and parts of the River Parishes up to Baton Rouge. Richmond resigned to work for President Joe Biden's administration
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Troy Carter has been elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from the 2nd Congressional District in Louisiana.
Posted by WWLTV on Saturday, April 24, 2021





