With only 21 of 4,018 precincts reporting, the Associated Press called the U.S. Senate election for Rep. Bill Cassidy.
Nearly 50 minutes later, Sen. Mary Landrieu took the stage in New Orleans to concede the race, telling the room full of supporters she had called Cassidy to congratulate him on the victory.
“We may not have won tonight, but we have won some extraordinary victories,” Landrieu told the room as her 18-year career in the Senate came to an end.
The AP was also the first to call the 6th District Congressional race for Republican Garret Graves, who was facing off against former Gov. Edwin Edwards.
Edwards, like Landrieu, conceded the race at his watch party.
“If you sit by the river long enough, sooner or later you lose an election,” Edwards said to a few laughs. “I’m happy and I feel like I fulfilled my role in life.”
“I don’t think there were many people outside of my family who thought deep down I was going to win,” Edwards added.
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Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La. acknowledges supporters at her election night headquarters in New Orleans, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. Landrieu is predicted to be in a runoff with Republican Senate candidate, Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-La. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)
