Trump-backed Rep. Julia Letlow wins Louisiana Senate primary runoff
Trump-backed Julia Letlow defeated John Fleming after outside groups spent $5.1 million on ads in the runoff, according to AdImpact.
- 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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(By Joe Cunningham/Substack) – The Associated Press called the Republican runoff for Letlow within an hour of polls closing at 8 p.m. Saturday, and the result was not close. She dominated the state’s population centers, swept most of the parishes she won in the May primary, and held Fleming largely to his old 4th Congressional […] The post CUNNINGHAM: Julia Letlow Wins Big – What Lessons Did We Learn? appeared first on The Hayride.
US Rep. Julia Letlow, endorsed by Trump, wins the GOP primary for Senate in Louisiana
U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow has won Louisiana’s Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate. Letlow was endorsed by President Donald Trump. She defeated state Treasurer John Fleming in a runoff Saturday. The two candidates finished ahead of U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy…
Trump-backed Julia Letlow takes victory in Louisiana GOP Senate primary runoff
Trump-endorsed Louisiana Rep. Julia Letlow defeated State Treasurer John Fleming in the state's Senate Republican primary runoff Saturday -- marking the latest display of the president's primary election pull.
Trump-backed Letlow wins Louisiana Senate runoff to replace Cassidy
Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA) won Saturday’s Louisiana Senate GOP runoff, concluding what has been one of the most contentious Republican primaries of the cycle. Trump-backed Letlow was declared the winner by the Associated Press and led Louisiana Treasurer John Fleming with nearly 45% of the vote to his roughly 28%. The primary draws to an end the race to oust Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), who finished third in May. Letlow, who also won the first-round …
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