House Republicans will move Tuesday to select their leader in the minority after a brutal drubbing at the polls, with the two candidates being House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio.

After a campaign that came within a whisker of an historic victory, Jamie Davis said if he does not run for Louisiana Governor next year, he will run for U.S.

See some of the Democrats — and Republicans — whose names are circulating as potential opponents to Landry’s reelection next year.

Democrats won or came astonishingly close in states where Republicans usually dominate, from Texas, Ohio and Kansas to Iowa, Louisiana and South Carolina. Here’s why the Democratic wave exceeded expectations,

Midterm ballots may be in, but Louisiana still has two House races to see through before the end of the year. Why it matters: Those votes will determine whether Rep. Troy Carter is Louisiana's sole Democrat in the House during a year that saw a historic blue wave at the polls. Driving the news: Candidates for Louisiana's House Districts 5 and 6 are headed to runoffs Dec. 12. North Louisiana's District 5 was left vacant when Rep. Julia Letlow...

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Democratic Louisiana state Rep. Patricia Moore and Republican state Rep. Gabe Firment are projected to advance to a runoff in Louisiana’s 5th House District race, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). Moore had less than a one percentage point advantage over Firment as of 12:53 a.m. with 93 percent of votes in on Wednesday morning,…