GOP challenger upsets incumbent Democrat mayor in Baton Rouge election | Eastern NC Now

another city falls to the GOP

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Louisiana's capital city, Baton Rouge has elected a Republican mayor for the first time in decades.  Political newcomer Republican Sid Edwards ousted two-term Democrat incumbent Sharon Weston Broome in a surprise upset with 54% of the vote, despite being heavily outspent by Broome.  Edwards focused his campaign on the unacceptable rate of crime that existed under Broome and pledged that his top goal would be a crackdown on that crime.

https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/elections/baton-rouge-mayor-president-results/article_bd12b4f0-b354-11ef-ae0e-0332dd0cfc5a.html


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