Kennedy, Campbell in Senate runoff

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — State Treasurer John Kennedy and Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell are headed to a Dec. 10 runoff for Louisiana's open U.S. Senate seat.

The men were the top two vote-getters among two dozen contenders for the job.

Though all candidates ran on the ballot together regardless of party, the Republican Kennedy and the Democrat Campbell faced almost mini-primaries with opponents in their own parties ahead of Tuesday's election to reach the runoff.

White supremacist David Duke, a state lawmaker more than 20 years ago, was defeated in his effort to return to elected office.

Top contenders who didn't reach the runoff include: Republican U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany, Democratic lawyer Caroline Fayard and Republican U.S. Rep. John Fleming.

The seat is open because Republican David Vitter didn't run for re-election.