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Cleo Fields Wins Louisiana's 6th Congressional District, Flipping Seat Blue After 28-Year Hiatus

Nov 11, 2024, 09:32 PM

Democrat Cleo Fields has won the election to the U.S. House in Louisiana's 6th Congressional District, a seat previously held by Garret Graves before redistricting. This victory marks Fields' return to Congress after a 28-year hiatus. The district, which was recently redrawn to favor Democrats, is now a second majority-Black district in Louisiana, flipping a once reliably Republican seat blue. Fields, who represented Louisiana in the House during the 1990s, will be sworn in next January. The AP called the race at 4:24 p.m. EST.