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Sunday, December 7, 2014

Democrat Mary Landrieu loses to Bill Cassidy in Louisiana runoff election Saturday Dec 06,2014

 Making a speech: Landrieu's defeat, confirmed shortly before 9pm, is a huge blow for one of Louisiana's most famous political families, leaving her brother, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, to carry the banner
Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu has lost her reelection bid to Republican Congressman Bill Cassidy in a post-election season runoff mandated by Louisiana's bylaws.
Victory: Cassidy (pictured fist-pumping the air, after winning the run-off election for U.S. Senate) polled an average of 17 points ahead of Landrieu throughout the last month. He said he was 'privileged' to have won 
Thankful: Within minutes of his victory being announced, Cassidy took to Twitter to thank his supporters
With almost all the votes counted on Saturday night, unofficial returns shows Cassidy with an unassailable lead.
Landrieu, a three-term senator, was long expected to lose the high-profile showdown, as Cassidy polled an average of 17 points ahead of her throughout the last month.
Her defeat, confirmed shortly before 9pm, is a huge blow for one of Louisiana's most famous political families, leaving her brother, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, to carry the banner. 
But surrounded by her relatives at a New Orelans hotel, Landrieu struck an upbeat chord, telling her supporters: 'It's been a fight worth waging. Louisiana will always be worth fighting for.' 

  • With 66 % of the state's precincts reporting, Bill Cassidy led by over 162,000 votes on Saturday evening, boasting 59%  to Mary Landrieu's 41%
  • Runoff was mandated by Louisiana law requiring a face-off if one candidate was not able to claim 50 % of the vote on Election Day 



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