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Voter Turnout Less Than 13% For Nov. 18th Louisiana Election

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LA VOTE RESULTS -  There was a state-wide election over the weekend in Louisiana …although based on voter turn-out,  it makes one wonder if people knew about it.  Less than 13 percent of all registered  voters  state-wide made it to the polls on Saturday.  The race was a run-off for Louisiana State Treasurer which was vacated when incumbent Republican John Kennedy was elected US Senator, defeating former Public Utilities Commissioner Foster Campbell last year.  

Credit Courtesy: John Schroeder Campaign
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Courtesy: John Schroeder Campaign
John Schroeder (R) Louisiana Treasurer-elect

Republican and former state representative John Schroder defeated Democrat and relative newcomer Derrick Edwards 56 to 44 percent.  Political analyst John Couvillion told public radio WRKF in Baton Rouge that  voter turnout clearly affected  Schroeder’s  margin  of  victory.   As to any future voting predictions.  Analyst Couvillion advises  against reading too much into this analysis, saying that with the low-turnout hovering at 10 percent,  even the slightest changes for any reason can have an oversized impact.

Credit Courtesy: Derrick Edwards Campaign
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Courtesy: Derrick Edwards Campaign
Derrick Edwards (D)

Chuck Smith brings more than 30 years' broadcast and media experience to Red River Radio. He began his career as a radio news reporter and transitioned to television journalism and newsmagazine production. Chuck studied mass communications at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia and motion picture / television production at the University of California at Los Angeles. He has also taught writing for television at York Technical College in Rock Hill, South Carolina and video / film production at Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport.