Republican Concedes Father’s House Seat
From Times Wire Reports
Republican Billy Tauzin III conceded a narrow loss to succeed his retiring father in the House after a runoff election in the Thibodaux area along Louisiana’s swampy southern coast.
After an examination of vote totals throughout the district, Tauzin lost by 569 votes to Democrat Charles Melancon in Saturday’s runoff, according to the secretary of state’s office. The final tally was 57,611 for Melancon to 57,042 for Tauzin.
Tauzin issued a statement congratulating Melancon.
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