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Louisiana primary win puts Trump endorsee Letlow on path to US Senate
Key takeaways
- Trump waded into race to defeat incumbent Bill Cassidy, a Republican and critic of Trump’s actions following the 2020 vote.
- Julia Letlow, currently a US representative, beat state Treasurer John Fleming in a two-candidate run-off on Tuesday.
- While she will face Democrat Jamie Davis, a farmer, in the November midterm vote, Letlow will be the favourite in the southern state that skews heavily Republican.
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Trump waded into race to defeat incumbent Bill Cassidy, a Republican and critic of Trump’s actions following the 2020 vote.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo US Senate candidate Julia Letlow has won the Republican primary run-off [File: AP Photo]By Al Jazeera Staff Published On 28 Jun 202628 Jun 2026A candidate endorsed by United States President Donald Trump has won the Republican primary in Louisiana, putting her on track to win a seat in the US Senate in November.
Julia Letlow, currently a US representative, beat state Treasurer John Fleming in a two-candidate run-off on Tuesday.
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