In a final push to draw voter supporter on Election Day, candidates in Louisiana’s U.S. Senate race are crisscrossing the state, shaking hands and appearing on radio and TV.
As The Associated Press reports, 24 candidates are vying for the open seat on Tuesday. Five are considered contenders to reach the Dec. 10 runoff. That includes two Democrats in Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell and lawyer Caroline Fayard, and three Republicans in U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany, U.S. Rep. John Fleming and Treasurer John Kennedy.
Fleming held a rally today with Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. Boustany spoke with voters at Baton Rouge breakfast and lunch spots. Campbell spoke to a New Orleans civil justice group while Fayard was hitting a high-profile New Orleans restaurant for lunch.
Kennedy, like others, was making the rounds on radio and TV.
In addition to casting ballots in the presidential race, Louisiana’s voters will be choosing a new U.S. senator, filling six U.S. House seats and deciding the fate of six constitutional amendments in Tuesday’s election.
Four incumbent congressmen are seeking to hold onto their seats, but two of the U.S. House jobs are open, drawing large numbers of candidates. No race was more packed, however, than the U.S. Senate race, with two dozen names on the ballot.
Read Business Report Publisher’s Rolfe McCollister’s column about why he’s endorsing U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany, Darryl Gissel and Garret Graves in their respective races. Also, see McCollister’s recommendations about the constitutional amendments on Tuesday’s ballot.Â
