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Luke Letlow, R-Start, chief of staff to exiting U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham, speaks after signing up to run for Louisiana's 5th Congressional District, on July 22, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

Luke Letlow wins all-GOP runoff for Louisiana US House seat

By MELINDA DESLATTE - Associated Press

GOP state lawmaker to run for Louisiana congressional seat

Associated Press

FILE - In this March 18, 2019 file photo, U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham, R-La., speaks at a business event in Baton Rouge, La. Abraham said Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020, that he won't seek another term in Congress representing northeast Louisiana's 5th District. The Republican who ran unsuccessfully for governor says he's sticking to a campaign pledge to serve only three terms in the U.S. House.(AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte, File)

Abraham won’t run again for Louisiana congressional seat

By MELINDA DESLATTE - Associated Press

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards speaks at his election night watch party in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Brett Duke)

Edwards seeks Louisiana runoff support from Abraham voters

By MELINDA DESLATTE - Associated Press

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards speaks at his election night watch party in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Brett Duke)

Split GOP tries to unite in Louisiana governor’s race runoff

By MELINDA DESLATTE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 19, 2019, file photo, Gov. John Bel Edwards acknowledges his supporters as he comes out onstage for a debate with Eddie Rispone and Republican Rep. Ralph Abraham in Baton Rouge, La. Edwards is battling to hold onto the Democrats’ only governorship in the Deep South. (Bill Feig/The Advocate via AP, Pool, File)

Louisiana’s Democratic governor forced into runoff

By MELINDA DESLATTE - Associated Press

Gubernatorial candidates, from left, U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham, Eddie Rispone, and Gov. John Bel Edwards, face each other in the second debate, hosted by Louisiana Public Broadcasting, on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019, at Angelle Hall on the campus of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in Lafayette, La. (Brad Bowie /The Daily Advertiser via AP)

The Latest: Trump calls Little Leaguers to stage at rally

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Gubernatorial candidates, from left, U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham, Eddie Rispone, and Gov. John Bel Edwards, face each other in the second debate, hosted by Louisiana Public Broadcasting, on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019, at Angelle Hall on the campus of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in Lafayette, La. (Brad Bowie /The Daily Advertiser via AP)

Pence urges Louisiana to put Republican in governor’s office

By MELINDA DESLATTE - Associated Press

Republican Rep. Ralph Abraham acknowledges his supporters as he comes out on stage for a debate with Eddie Rispone and Gov. John Bel Edwards as they participate in the first televised gubernatorial debate Thursday Sept. 19, 2019, in Baton Rouge, La. (Bill Feig/The Advocate via AP, Pool)

Abraham starts putting own cash into Louisiana governor race

By MELINDA DESLATTE - Associated Press

Gubernatorial candidates, from left, U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham, Eddie Rispone, and Gov. John Bel Edwards, face each other in the second debate, hosted by Louisiana Public Broadcasting, on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019, at Angelle Hall on the campus of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in Lafayette, La. (Brad Bowie /The Daily Advertiser via AP)

GOP candidate infighting grows in Louisiana governor’s race

By MELINDA DESLATTE - Associated Press

From left, Eddie Rispone, Gov. John Bel Edwards and Republican Rep. Ralph Abraham participate in the first televised gubernatorial debate Thursday Sept. 19, 2019, in Baton Rouge, La. (Bill Feig/The Advocate via AP, Pool)

Jindal gone, but not forgotten in Louisiana governor’s race

By MELINDA DESLATTE - Associated Press

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards speaks at the lectern as the Press Club of Baton Rouge hosts a forum for the three gubernatorial candidates Monday Sept. 23, 2019, in Baton Rouge, La. Gov. John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, faced his two Republican challengers, U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham, , right at table background, who has represented Louisiana's fifth congressional district since 2015, and businessman Eddie Rispone, of Baton Rouge, left at table background. (Bill Feig/The Advocate via AP)

Louisiana governor’s debate focuses on policy differences

By MELINDA DESLATTE - Associated Press

Eddie Rispone, left, responds to a question as Gov. John Bel Edwards, center, and Republican Rep. Ralph Abraham, right, watch as they participate in the first televised gubernatorial debate Thursday Sept. 19, 2019, in Baton Rouge, La. (Bill Feig/The Advocate via AP, Pool)

John Bel Edwards, Ralph Abraham, Eddie Rispone sharpen attacks in second Louisiana governor debate

By James Varney - The Washington Times

Eddie Rispone, left, responds to a question as Gov. John Bel Edwards, center, and Republican Rep. Ralph Abraham, right, watch as they participate in the first televised gubernatorial debate Thursday Sept. 19, 2019, in Baton Rouge, La. (Bill Feig/The Advocate via AP, Pool)

Eddie Rispone surges to second place in Louisiana gubernatorial race

By James Varney - The Washington Times

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards speaks at the lectern as the Press Club of Baton Rouge hosts a forum for the three gubernatorial candidates Monday Sept. 23, 2019, in Baton Rouge, La. Gov. John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, faced his two Republican challengers, U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham, right at table background, who has represented Louisiana's fifth congressional district since 2015, and businessman Eddie Rispone, of Baton Rouge, left at table background. (Bill Feig/The Advocate via AP)

Louisiana governor candidates tangle ahead of early voting

By MELINDA DESLATTE - Associated Press

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards stresses his “family tradition” of law enforcement to voters but distances himself from ancestors who owned slaves. “I have spent my career fighting for every man, woman and child to have equal opportunities for prosperity and success,” he said. (Associated Press/File)

Edwards’ record challenged in Louisiana governor’s debate

By MELINDA DESLATTE - Associated Press

The Latest: La. governor candidates tangle in first debate

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FILE - In this June 6, 2019 file photo, Louisiana's Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards smiles as he describes the end of a legislative session that saw his teacher pay raise and education spending plans win final passage, in Baton Rouge, La. Edwards moved quickly to expand Medicaid when he took office in 2016. His state is the only one in the Deep South to embrace that signature piece of Barack Obama’s health law. And the Medicaid expansion program isn’t going anywhere even if Edwards is ousted by a Republican in this fall’s election. Instead, his two main opponents Ralph Abraham and Eddie Rispone are attacking Edwards’ hallmark achievement on management, not the program’s existence. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte, File)

Louisiana governor election won’t uproot Medicaid expansion

By MELINDA DESLATTE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2019, file photo, gubernatorial candidate Eddie Rispone arrives at the Louisiana Secretary of State's office in Baton Rouge, La. Louisiana's Democratic governor, John Bel Edwards, moved quickly to expand Medicaid when he took office in 2016, making his state the only one in the Deep South to embrace that signature piece of President Barack Obama's health care law. His two main challengers on the Oct. 12 ballot — U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham and businessman Eddie Rispone — aren't pledging to rip expansion out by the roots in a state where about 10% of residents get the coverage. (AP Photo/Michael DeMocker, File)

Louisiana gubernatorial candidates John Bel Edwards, Eddie Rispone, Ralph Abraham prep for debate

By James Varney - The Washington Times

FILE - In this March 18, 2019, file photo, U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham speaks at a business event hosted by the Republican Governors Association in Baton Rouge, La. Republicans challenging Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards couldn’t match the Democrat’s fundraising pace as they ready for final advertising blitzes ahead of the Oct. 12 election. Abraham brought in $761,000 from donors. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte, File)

Abraham says his aim on Edwards in Louisiana governor race

By MELINDA DESLATTE - Associated Press