NEW ORLEANS Sat Nov 16, 2013 11:46pm EST
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Republican businessman Vance McAllister won a special election in Louisiana on Saturday to fill the congressional seat formerly held by fellow Republican Rodney Alexander.
In a runoff to fill Louisiana's vacant 5th Congressional District, McAllister took 60 percent of the vote against fellow Republican Neil Riser, a state senator. All precincts have reported in the largely conservative district, which is mostly rural.
(Reporting by Stephanie Grace; Writing by Alex Dobuzinskis; Editing by Dan Whitcomb and Peter Cooney)
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Republican businessman Vance McAllister won a special election in Louisiana on Saturday to fill the congressional seat formerly held by fellow Republican Rodney Alexander.
In a runoff to fill Louisiana's vacant 5th Congressional District, McAllister took 60 percent of the vote against fellow Republican Neil Riser, a state senator. All precincts have reported in the largely conservative district, which is mostly rural.
(Reporting by Stephanie Grace; Writing by Alex Dobuzinskis; Editing by Dan Whitcomb and Peter Cooney)