Democrat Cleo Fields has won Louisiana’s congressional race in a recently redrawn second majority-Black district, flipping a once reliably Republican seat blue. Fields' win means Democrats will hold two congressional seats in the state for the first time in a decade.

Cleo Fields became the Louisiana delegation’s second Black Democratic congressman Tuesday night, returning to the House of Representatives after an absence of almost three decades.  The five other members of the delegation easily won reelection,

Current 6th district representative Garrett Graves did not run for re-election after his district was re-drawn.

State Sen. Cleo Fields is expected to win Louisiana's 6th Congressional District race. At midnight Wednesday, Fields had 51% of the vote against fellow Democrat Quinten Anderson and former Opelousas Sen. Elbert Guillory with all precincts reporting, according to the Secretary of State's website. AP has yet to call the race.

Democrat Cleo Fields won the seat for Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District, the state’s new majority-Black district, according to complete but unofficial results on the Louisiana

His win marks a major victory for Democrats in a state where they will hold two congressional seats for the first time in a decade.