Election results

Republican John Kennedy Wins Louisiana Runoff Election for U.S. Senate Seat

John Kennedy, the Republican state treasurer of Louisiana, won the state’s U.S. Senate race on Saturday, giving Republicans a 52-seat majority in the new Senate next year.

With 32% of the vote counted, Mr. Kennedy was declared the winner over his Democratic rival Foster Campbell, a cattle farmer and state utility regulator, 63% to 37%, in a special runoff election triggered by Louisiana’s unique election rules.

The win by Mr. Kennedy helps solidify GOP control of the Senate when the new Congress convenes in January. But that still leaves a slim margin for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.), who will be responsible for passing much of President-elect Donald Trump’s ambitious agenda through a closely divided chamber.