Alexander gets sixth term
by Michael DeVault - posted Thursday, November 8th, 2012 @ 12:00 pm

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney may have carried Louisiana and earned the state's eight electoral votes, but victory in the Bayou State was not enough to overcome a resurgent re-election effort by President Barack Obama.

Obama handily dispatched Romney, carrying both the Electoral College and the national popular vote to win a second term.

Following the election, Gov. Bobby Jindal weighed in.

"I want to congratulate President Obama on running and winning a hard-fought campaign," Jindal said. "I also want to congratulate Governor Romney. The Governor ran a strong race and he and his team should be proud of the effort they waged."
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