Louisiana Republicans selected Congresswoman Julia Letlow as their nominee for the U.S. Senate on Saturday. Letlow defeated State Treasurer John Fleming with about 57 percent of the vote in the runoff.
Letlow, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump, will face Democrat Jamie Davis in November. The race is rated as solidly Republican by Cook Political Report.
In her victory speech, Letlow thanked Louisiana voters and Trump, whom she called the “greatest president this country has ever had.” Trump posted on Truth Social that the result was “Great News” and predicted Letlow “will be a truly GREAT Senator.”
Incumbent Sen. Bill Cassidy was eliminated in the first round of voting in May after no candidate reached the 50 percent threshold. Trump criticized Cassidy for voting to convict him in the Senate impeachment trial after the January 6, 2021, Capitol riots.
Letlow took office in April 2021 following a special election.
