Jamie Davis Advances to Democratic Primary Runoff Election for U.S. Senate in Louisiana
Davis won 48% of the vote, while Crockett edged Nick Albares by 284 votes after delayed returns in Caddo Parish.
- Louisiana Democrats narrowed their U.S. Senate race to two candidates following Saturday's primary, with Jamie Davis and Gary Crockett advancing to a runoff after no candidate secured a majority of the vote.
- Davis secured 48% of the vote as the clear front-runner, while Crockett claimed the second spot with 26%, narrowly passing Nick Albares by only 284 votes in a razor-thin race.
- Davis, a Tensas Parish farmer and state Democratic Party committee member, faces Crockett, a Navy veteran and New Orleans business owner, in the upcoming runoff matchup.
- Voters will return to the polls on June 27 for the follow-up election, which will determine which candidate represents Louisiana Democrats in the November general election.
- The Democratic winner will compete against either Rep. Julia Letlow or State Treasurer John Fleming in November, after incumbent Sen. Bill Cassidy was eliminated from the Republican runoff.
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The Advocate
A spot in the Democratic runoff for U.S. Senate went down to the wire in Louisiana
Jamie Davis and Gary Crockett will face each other in a runoff election for the Democratic Party primary on June 27 after competition for second place went down to the wire in Saturday night’s elections.
Jamie Davis leads Democrat Senate hopefuls | Pelican Post - Online Newspaper
Jamie Davis was the top vote-getter in Saturday’s closed Democratic Primary for the 2026 US Senate seat currently occupied by Bill Cassidy. Davis garnered 47% of the vote, followed by Gary Crockett and Nicholas Alberes, each of whom received 26% of the vote. According to the Secretary of State, Crocket received 90,764 votes against Alberes’ 90,480. Should the second-place finisher stay in the race, the runoff is scheduled for June 27 Davis per…
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Jamie Davis advances to Democratic primary runoff election for U.S. Senate in Louisiana
Jamie Davis advances to Democratic primary runoff election for U.S. Senate in Louisiana.
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