Mitch Landrieu wins New Orleans mayor's race

[Swamp Rat]

Mitch Landrieu wins New Orleans mayor's race
By Michelle Krupa, The Times-Picayune
February 06, 2010, 10:09PM
By Michelle Krupa and Frank Donze
Rusty Costanza / The Times-Picayune

Mitch Landrieu and his his father, former New Olreans mayor
Moon Landrieu, hug at the Roosevelt Hotel on Saturday as
Mitch Landrieu's mother, Verna Landrieu, left, watches.


Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu appears to have routed five major challengers in today's mayoral primary, riding a sense of regret among voters who rejected him four years ago and extraordinary biracial support to claim a rare first-round victory. With 90 of the city's 366 precincts counted, Landrieu had 64 percent of the vote. His closest challenger, businessman Troy Henry, had 15 percent.

When he takes office May 6, Landrieu will become the city's first white chief executive since his father, Moon Landrieu, left the job in 1978. Early analysis shows that Mitch Landrieu's victory owed to widespread crossover voting by African-Americans, who make up two-thirds of the city's residents.

Making his third bid for City Hall's top job, Landrieu picked up enough votes to avoid a runoff that appeared to be a near-certainty just two months ago. So definitive was his win that political pundits declared Landrieu the victor just a half-hour after the polls closed, with the first of his opponents conceding before 9 p.m.

Landrieu's most formidable opponents included management consultant Troy Henry, a first-time candidate who pumped about $500,000 of his own money into his bid, and businessman John Georges, who invested at least $3.4 million from his personal fortune.

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Landrieu's win Saturday marks the first time in the city's modern history that a mayoral race not featuring an incumbent was settled in the primary. The current open-primary system, in which the top two finishers regardless of party advance to a runoff, dates to 1975. Before that, party primaries and runoffs preceded a general election, which pitted the party standard-bearers.

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http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/02/mitch_landrieu_wins_new_orlean.html

[Janice325]

1. WOW!!! Thanks, Swamp Rat. :-)

My partner just read the news crawler thingie on CNN to me, and I googled, found that Mitch won-in a landslide! I am amazed and pleasantly shocked. I lived in New Orleans most of my life (1959-1994), and remember when his dad Moon was Mayor.:applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause:

Maybe New Orleans and the rest of Louisiana can start making real progress in its post Katrina recovery.

WOW! Now if we can just win the Superbowl. "Who dat say gonna beat dem Saints! Who dat! Who dat!"
:bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause:

[Swamp Rat]

2. Geaux Saints!!

dawlin' :D :hi:

[Janice325]

3. Back atcha, Swamp Rat!!!

:hi:
I'm glad I came here to the Louisiana Forum first, to check up on Mitch. There's more negativity than I care to endure in other areas of DU regarding the Landrieu's, particularly toward Mary. I just don't want to put up with that today, what with Mitch winning and hopefully, the Saints!!!

Geaux Saints!! Shoot, I remember seeing them play a game in the old Tulane stadium, perhaps around 1967???? Alos the "Aints." Gotta love that team and the wonderful fans who've stuck with them for so long. Thanks to, to Tom Benson...(I can't believe I just wrote that...:puke: ) I still remember John Mecom......double :puke:

In my humble opinion, it's a great weekend for the city of New Orleans.

[Swamp Rat]

4. Tulane Stadium

I grew up next to it, and loved to watch the fireworks from my back yard, and saw Tom Dempsey kick his 63 yard field goal there.





I also earned money parking cars in the neighborhood when I was a kid. We'd get all our parents to park their cars down the street, leaving our shotgun house driveways open for business :D

[Janice325]

5. OH, MY GOD!!!

SAINTS WIN!!!!!!!

Who dat say gonna beat dem Saints, who dat,who dat!!!

[Swamp Rat]

8. WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO DAT!

:party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party:

[KamaAina]

6. Best weekend for the home town ever!!!

Mayor Mitch and Tracy Porter should be side by side on the reviewing stand opposite Gallier Hall next Tuesday!!! :bounce:

[Swamp Rat]

9. WOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!!!

:hug::party::hug::party::hug::party::hug::party:

[Behind the Aegis]

7. A good week for New Orleans!

I hope it lasts...forever!

[Swamp Rat]

10. Yeah you rite!

:party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: