Two Dems, Tom Bakk and David Tomassoni, became GOP-aligned indies after the election. Biden won Bakk's district, Trump took Tomassoni's.
Biden took 72 MN state House districts to Trump’s 62, which Dems control 70-64. 6 Biden Rs, 4 Trump Ds.
With neither party in control of redistricting, courts will almost certainly be drawing the new maps. This is exactly what happened a decade ago—and each of the last several decades dailykos.com/stories/2021/5…
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The victorious Troy Carter did indeed campaign as someone who could work with GOP, while Karen Carter Peterson did argue she was more progressive option. But both have long records in Dem politics. #LA02
Importantly, as @stephgracela notes, Carter did have some influential New Orleans progressive figures in his corner.
The best way to understand #LA02 may be as local battle between Karen Carter Peterson's Black Organization for Leadership Development and its longtime adversary, former Rep. Cedric Richmond. On Sat, Richmond and Carter's side came out on top.