Louisiana’s 2nd District
State Sens. Troy Carter and Karen Carter Peterson, both New Orleans Democrats, advanced to the runoff as expected — but the margins were notable. Carter Peterson, the former chairwoman of the state party and a DNC vice chair, barely beat out Baton Rouge activist Gary Chambers for the second spot in the runoff. Carter Peterson won 23 percent of the vote, while Chambers finished with 21 percent, just 1,510 votes from making the runoff.
Now Carter Peterson and Carter (36 percent) are set to clash on April 24. Carter is running as the more pragmatic candidate,…
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