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Larger metropolitan areas, that the end to go more democrat, and then the numbers started going in the democrats favor. so needless to say, it's a pretty big upset for republicans here in louisiana because this is a ruby red state, a big campaign push to get your neighbor out to vote, to get louisiana back to your conservative roots rg really working hard to take back the governor's mansion from the incumbent. but the democrats really mobilized themselves and the crowd of supporters proved that last night with the governor. edwards campaigned largely on his record while his republican challeng...

Casey stegall is following the race from baton rouge. >> good evening. a little less than three hours to be exact until the polls here across the state of louisiana will close and a very strong voter turnout is being reported in all of the parishes across the bayou states. the question is will this increase turnout benefit the republican or the democratic incumbent in this race. the republican a self-made billionaire businessman who is new to politics at a respond me a candidate president trump has campaigned hard for holding multiple rallies to help energize the state's gop base. he has dumpe...

Talk about the logistics of the race. it is a ruby red state and the gop was fighting hard to get the governor's mansion back from income net governor john bel edwards. but the democrats really mobilize in the state according to the numbers which will get to in a minute. but the crowd of supporters are going wild. we were there last night as the returns were coming in and out of the race was called in favor of john bel edwards. he campaigned largely on his record to his republican challenger millionaire businessman eddie were stony but the establishment painting his opponent as a liberal to sp...

Next wednesday. john, good to see you. >> thanks a lot. arthel: a big day in louisiana where voters head to the polls for a hotly contested gubernatorial race. john bel edwards is facing a stiff challenge from republican eddie rispone, a businessman who compares himself to then candidate trump back in 2016. >> now, you have an incumbent, you have an outsider, a conservative, someone who has never run before, not beholden to special interests, similar to what the president had to face when he ran. arthel: casey siegal joins us from baton rouge with the latest. >> reporter: good to see you. you ...

>> good evening. a little less than three hours to be exact until the polls here across the state of louisiana will close and a very strong voter turnout is being reported in all of the parishes across the bayou states. the question is will this increase turnout benefit the republican or the democratic incumbent in this race. the republican a self-made billionaire businessman who is new to politics at a respond me a candidate president trump has campaigned hard for holding multiple rallies to help energize the state's gop base. he has dumped more than 11 or 12 million of his own money into the...