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To: Glenn Petersen who wrote (16312)11/15/2003 11:22:33 PM
From: Glenn Petersen  Read Replies (3) of 793822
 
Blanco wins.

Democrat Blanco Wins La. Governor's Race

story.news.yahoo.com

18 minutes ago

By ADAM NOSSITER, Associated Press Writer

NEW ORLEANS - Democratic Lt. Gov. Kathleen Blanco became the first woman ever elected governor of Louisiana on Saturday, defeating a conservative Indian-American and scoring a rare gain for Democrats in an election season that has seen a string of Republican victories.

Blanco's victory puts the Louisiana governorship back in the Democratic column for the first time since GOP Gov. Mike Foster won the first of his two terms eight years ago. He cannot run again because of term limits.

With 96 percent of precincts counted, Blanco had 52 percent, or 703,226 votes, to Jindal's 48 percent, or 658,806.

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