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[1996] La.: Landrieu Keeps Senate Seat In Democratic Column
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Jul 16, 2005 10:05pm |
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| Media | TV News - CNN |
| News Date | Wednesday, November 6, 1996 04:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | NEW ORLEANS (AllPolitics, Nov. 5) -- In a closely watched race, former Louisiana Treasurer Mary L. Landrieu eked out a victory over Republican state Rep. Louis "Woody" Jenkins.
Jenkins topped a 15-candidate field in the Sept. 21 primary to face Landrieu, the second-place finisher, in the runoff. All candidates run on the same ballot in Louisiana's unique primary. If no one receives more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two finishers, regardless of party, compete in a runoff that coincides with the national Election Day.
Jenkins' first-place primary finish was notable, given that he and the five other GOP candidates were mired in the single digits in state polls through much of the primary election campaign. The only two well-known Democrats in the race, Landrieu and Attorney General Richard P. Leyoub, led most polls.
After Republican officials failed to narrow the GOP field by encouraging candidate withdrawals, key party figures rallied around Jenkins as the contender most likely to make a breakthrough. The National Republican Senatorial Committee, which had been sitting on the sidelines, also threw its support behind him.
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