| | '''Edward Lee Rispone''', known as '''Eddie Rispone''' (pronounced RISPONY) (born January 21, 1949),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/eddie-rispone/e720917170998|title=Eddie Risone|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=December 8, 2018}}</ref> is a [[business]]man from the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]], who was the [[Republican Party|Republican]] choice against [[Governor]] [[John Bel Edwards]], a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], in the [[Governor|gubernatorial]] runoff election held on November 16, 2019. With 96 percent of the ballots counted, Edwards was leading in the race by more than 20,000 votes.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 16, 2019.</ref> It was a particular loss for state Republicans in that [[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]] had campaigned three times for the Republican candidates, including a final November 14 rally in [[Bossier City]], which drew a large crowd. | | '''Edward Lee Rispone''', known as '''Eddie Rispone''' (pronounced RISPONY) (born January 21, 1949),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/eddie-rispone/e720917170998|title=Eddie Risone|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=December 8, 2018}}</ref> is a [[business]]man from the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]], who was the [[Republican Party|Republican]] choice against [[Governor]] [[John Bel Edwards]], a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], in the [[Governor|gubernatorial]] runoff election held on November 16, 2019. With 96 percent of the ballots counted, Edwards was leading in the race by more than 20,000 votes.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 16, 2019.</ref> It was a particular loss for state Republicans in that [[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]] had campaigned three times for the Republican candidates, including a final November 14 rally in [[Bossier City]], which drew a large crowd. |