Crucial Louisiana Senate race likely headed to a runoff

Crucial Louisiana Senate race likely headed to a runoff
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Control of the Senate may not be decided until December, as Louisiana's Senate race looks to be headed to a runoff. NBC, ABC, CNN, and Fox all project that no candidate will reach the 50 percent threshold necessary to win outright, and that Sen. Mary Landrieu (D) will face Republican Bill Cassidy in a head-to-head matchup next month.

That outcome is bad news for Democrats, as polls suggested Landrieu's best shot to win was in today's three-way race. Heading into the election, FiveThirtyEight gave Landrieu only a 19 percent chance of holding her seat.

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.