Candidates in Lousiana’s Sixth Congressional District can begin on July 17 to qualify to run in what is a newly represented area, thanks to redistricting that could determine the balance of the U.S. House come January.
The district has been in Republican hands since 2009 and represented since 2015 by Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.). But redistricting makes this district favorable for Democrats given its majority of black voters, who overwhelmingly vote Democrat.
Mr. Graves, a close ally of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) who played a key role last year in negotiating the deal to increase the debt ceiling, announced last month he will not run for reelection….