Rep. Richard Nelson drops out of governor’s race; endorses Jeff Landry

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - State Representative Richard Nelson announced Wednesday morning, Sept. 20, he is withdrawing from the race to be Louisiana’s next governor.

Nelson, 37, announced he will be endorsing Jeff Landry, the leading Republican candidate, in his tweet Wednesday morning.

Rep. Richard Nelson announced he had dropped out of the governor's race. — Rep. Richard Nelson announced he had dropped out of the governor's race.(X (Twitter))

John Tobler, Deputy Secretary for Communications with the Secretary of State’s Office issued a statement confirming Representative Nelson’s name will still appear on the Gubernatorial election ballot in October.

Read the statement below:

Deputy Secretary for Communications with the La. Secretary of State’s Office, John Tobler,... — Deputy Secretary for Communications with the La. Secretary of State’s Office, John Tobler, issued a statement saying Representative Nelson’s name will still appear on the October ballot.(Louisiana Secretary of State's Office)

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