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Big upset in Jefferson Parish Council race as it heads to runoff. See full election results.
Two candidates will head to a runoff for an open Jefferson Parish Council seat on the West Bank, while four city council races in Gretna and Westwego were decided from the results of the March 29 election.
Jean Lafitte Mayor Timothy Kerner Jr. and Andrea Manuel, a Spanish educator and life coach, will go head to head in the runoff election in May, knocking out establishment favorite and former Parish Council member Ricky Templet.
Manuel won 36.1% of the votes, Kerner won 35.6%, and Templet won 28.4%. Turnout was about 31%.
Kerner and Templet are both Republicans; Manuel is a Democrat.
https://www.nola.com/news/jefferson_parish/jefferson-parish-council-runoff-election/article_0003a480-3928-4a13-b94a-6dd9f5f97561.html