Article 6KJZ8 Louisiana Democrat wins sheriff’s race do-over after first victory was disputed

Louisiana Democrat wins sheriff’s race do-over after first victory was disputed

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Henry Whitehorn, who won by a single vote in November, will be the first Black sheriff in Caddo county

Months after his disputed one-vote victory in a Louisiana sheriff's race was tossed by a court, a Democrat was decisively elected over his Republican rival on his second try Saturday.

Henry Whitehorn got 53% of the vote in Saturday's election in north-west Louisiana's Caddo parish. He'll be the first Black sheriff in the parish - which is the word Louisiana uses for county - after defeating John Nickelson, who is white.

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