Republicans secure all statewide offices in Louisiana after sweeping runoff races
by Guardian staff and agencies from on (#6GG8R)
GOP win elections on Saturday in once-bipartisan state for attorney general, secretary of state and treasurer
Upon January's arrival, Republicans will control every elected statewide office in once-bipartisan Louisiana after the GOP swept runoff races Saturday for attorney general, secretary of state and treasurer.
The Republican success, in a state that has had a centrist Democrat in the governor's office for the past eight years, means that political conservatives have secured all of Louisiana's statewide offices for the first time since 2015. Republicans secured the governor's mansion in October and also hold a two-third supermajority in the state house as well as the senate.
The Associated Press contributed reporting
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