Live results: Donald Trump wins Louisiana
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Louisiana's eight electoral votes will go to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, with the Associated Press calling the race shortly after polls closed.
Why it matters: Trump was expected to win the Bayou State, which has been a reliable Republican stronghold for nearly three decades.
The big picture: The Associated Press called Louisiana for the former president less than five minutes after polls closed at 8pm.
- Trump won Louisiana in his two previous presidential runs as well.
Here are live results on a parish-by-parish level from the Louisiana Secretary of State.
Zoom in: As Trump was called for Louisiana, no one at Rep. Steve Scalise's election night party seemed to notice, reports Axios' Chelsea Brasted.
- One woman alerted to the news by another guest said, "Well, we knew that."
Catch up quick: Bill Clinton was the last Democratic presidential candidate to win Louisiana. That was in 1996.
The intrigue: Louisiana has more registered Democrats than Republicans, according to the Louisiana Secretary of State.
- But the state's socially conservative voters who initially registered as Democrats years ago may have not updated the paperwork for their party affiliation, Dillard University professor Robert Collins says.
- See more live results from Louisiana.
What's next: Political insiders say we probably won't have the presidential results for all states Tuesday night. Follow live national results.
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