LAFAYETTE — Rep. Clay Higgins (R) won re-election Tuesday night in the 3rd Congressional District.

The Associated Press declared Higgins the winner around 9:10 p.m. Higgins beat Priscilla Gonzalez (D), "Xan" John (R) and Sadi Summerlin (D). Higgins was winning by a margin better than 2-1 at the time the race was called. 

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