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'''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 is the [[Republican Party|Republican]] choice against [[Governor]] [[John Bel Edwards]], a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], in the [[Governor|gubernatorial]] runoff election set for for November 16, 2019. In the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 12, 2019, he edged out fellow Republican [[U.S. Representative]] [[Ralph Abraham]] of Louisiana's 5th congressional district, a medical doctor from Richland Parish. Edwards polled exactly 626,000 (46.6 percent) in the primary to Rispone's 368,318 (27.4 percent), and Abraham's 317,115 (23.6 percent). Voter turnout was just 45.3 percent.<ref name=primaryreturns>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12, 2019.</ref>
'''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 10 percent of the ballots not yet counted, Edwards was leading in the race by 11,000 votes. It was a particular loss for Louisiana Republicans in that [[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]] had campaigned three times for the Republican candidates, including a November 14 rally in [[Bossier City]].
In the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 12, 2019, Rispone edged out fellow Republican [[U.S. Representative]] [[Ralph Abraham]] of Louisiana's 5th congressional district, a medical doctor from Richland Parish. Edwards polled exactly 626,000 (46.6 percent) in the primary to Rispone's 368,318 (27.4 percent), and Abraham's 317,115 (23.6 percent). Voter turnout was just 45.3 percent.<ref name=primaryreturns>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12, 2019.</ref>
==Background==
==Background==
In mid-September, Rispone launched a controversial ad in which he accused primary opponent Ralph Abraham of congressional disloyalty to [[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]]. Moon Griffon voiced immediate opposition to the Rispone advertising and endorsed Abraham as his preference for governor. Griffon said that Abraham supporters dissuade by Rispone's ad could well support the Democrat John Bel Edwards.<ref>''The Moon Griffon Show,'' September 17, 2019.</ref>
In mid-September, Rispone launched a controversial ad in which he accused primary opponent Ralph Abraham of congressional disloyalty to [[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]]. Moon Griffon voiced immediate opposition to the Rispone advertising and endorsed Abraham as his preference for governor. Griffon said that Abraham supporters dissuade by Rispone's ad could well support the Democrat John Bel Edwards.<ref>''The Moon Griffon Show,'' September 17, 2019.</ref>
On the eve of the primary, President Trump held a rally in Lake Charles to implore Louisiana Republicans to show up at the polls on October 12. Trump did not specifically endorse a candidate, but he said either Abraham or Rispone would be acceptable. Trump promised Rispone that he will return twice to Louisiana prior to the runoff election to advance Rispone's chances against John Bel Edwards.
On the eve of the primary, President Trump held a rally in Lake Charles to implore Louisiana Republicans to show up at the polls on October 12. Trump did not specifically endorse a candidate, but he said either Abraham or Rispone would be acceptable. Trump then campaigned twice for Rispone prior to the runoff contest.
In the pending Edwards-Rispone gubernatorial contest will be a second statewide runoff for Louisiana Secretary of State. Republican incumbent [[Kyle Ardoin]] faces former opponent, Gwen Collins-Greenup, a Democrat from East Feliciana Parish.
In addition to the Edwards-Rispone gubernatorial contest, there was a second statewide runoff for Louisiana Secretary of State. Republican incumbent [[Kyle Ardoin]] handily defeated a former opponent, Gwen Collins-Greenup, a Democrat from East Feliciana Parish.
==References==
==References==