US Rep. Julia Letlow wins the Louisiana Republican primary for Senate
Trump-backed Julia Letlow defeated John Fleming with 44.8% of the primary vote and will face Democrat Jamie Davis in November.
- U.S. Representative Julia Letlow won the Louisiana Republican Senate primary runoff Saturday, decisively securing the GOP nomination to fill the seat currently held by incumbent Senator Bill Cassidy.
- Letlow defeated state Treasurer John Fleming by a wide margin, capturing 56.9% of the vote compared to Fleming's 43.1% to advance to the general election.
- The runoff follows last month's shocking primary elimination of Senator Bill Cassidy, who placed a distant third after facing heavy conservative backlash—and a pre-emptive campaign snub from Donald Trump—for voting to convict the president during his 2021 impeachment trial.
- Trump immediately celebrated the victory on social media, posting a congratulatory message on Truth Social calling Letlow a "winner" who beat a strong opponent and predicting she will make a "truly GREAT Senator."
- Letlow will face row-crop farmer Jamie Davis in November, who won the corresponding Democratic primary runoff on Saturday, though Letlow remains overwhelmingly favored to secure the seat in the deeply red state.
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Trump-backed Senate candidate wins Republican primary in Louisiana
U.S. Representative Julia Letlow has won the Republican nomination for Senate in Louisiana, according to state election results, capitalizing on an endorsement from President Donald Trump after defeating a sitting senator who has repeatedly drawn the president’s ire.
Stephanie Grace: Julia Letlow’s campaign worked out exactly as Donald Trump intended
Ever since the day President Donald Trump went on social media and urged U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow to run for Senate, his endorsement has been her calling card. Letlow’s easy win in Saturday’s Republican primary runoff shows just how nationalized politics in Louisiana have become, columnist Stephanie Grace writes.
Trump-backed candidate Julia Letlow wins GOP La. primary for U.S. Senate
United States Representative Julia Letlow has won the Republican nomination for Senate in Louisiana, marking another win for a President Donald Trump-backed candidate after he nominated her to replace GOP Senator Bill Cassidy.
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