Jefferson Apparently Coming Back

By John McArdle

Posted November 5, 2008 at 2:31am

Indicted Rep. William Jefferson (D) appears set to win re-election despite his ongoing legal problems stemming from a federal corruption probe.

With all precincts reporting, Jefferson beat former television news personality Helena Moreno by 12 points in the Democratic runoff Tuesday in the New Orleans-based 2nd district.

Louisianas election calendar was reshuffled by state officials in September following the destruction caused by Hurricane Gustav.

Now Jefferson will head to a December general election against Republican Anh Cao, a New Orleans lawyer, in a highly Democratic district.

Jeffersons corruption trial is scheduled to begin right after the general election.

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