Republican businessman McAllister wins U.S. House race in Louisiana

NEW ORLEANS Sat Nov 16, 2013 11:46pm EST

(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.


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