Re: LA: 2017 State Treasurer Special Election Result « Reply #13 on: November 20, 2017, 01:52:39 pm » Quote from: Gass3268 on November 19, 2017, 04:17:44 pm Quote from: Skill and Chance on November 19, 2017, 04:16:11 pm Is it just me, or was that a really impressive performance for the Dem candidate considering that he wasn't even trying to win?



It really is, but a big reason was the mayoral race in New Orleans really helped drive out turnout for him.

It really is, but a big reason was the mayoral race in New Orleans really helped drive out turnout for him.

Yeah, as an illustration, look at Orleans Parish vs. Jefferson Parish. In the 2016 presidential election, there were slightly more votes in Jefferson than in Orleans, but, in this election, there were nearly twice as many votes in Orleans as in Jefferson. Yeah, as an illustration, look at Orleans Parish vs. Jefferson Parish. In the 2016 presidential election, there were slightly more votes in Jefferson than in Orleans, but, in this election, there were nearly twice as many votes in Orleans as in Jefferson.