A significant crossover vote among white voters in East Baton Rouge Parish helped propel Democratic Mayor Sharon Weston Broome to her reelection victory over Republican Steve Carter by a healthy 57%-43% margin. Broome was favored to win going into Saturday’s low-turnout election, which drew only about one in every three voters in the parish to
Election result suggests Democrats’ grip strengthening in Baton Rouge
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