Carter, a former New Orleans city council member, was the more moderate candidate in the runoff and ran as someone willing to work across the aisle. His opponent, fellow Democratic state Sen. Karen Carter Peterson (no relation), ran on a more progressive platform.
Crucially, Carter earned the early endorsement of the man whose seat he’ll be filling, former Rep. Cedric Richmond. Richmond resigned his seat in January to join the Biden White House.
Carter led in the first round of voting last month, where he took about 36% of the vote to Carter Peterson’s 23%. Since no candidate cleared 50%…
