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GOP victory seen trend in Louisiana seat race
In Louisiana the Republican Robert Livingston won the 1st District seat held since 1878 by Democrats, as GOP fortunes were bolstered by a string of special elections. Livingston edged Democrat Ron Faucheux 54,292 to 40,921 with 14,217 for independent Sanford Krasnoff. the outcome follows a Carter-era pattern of Republican gains.
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