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Trump-backed Julia Letlow wins Louisiana GOP Senate runoff over Fleming

Letlow won the Republican Senate runoff with Trump’s backing.

Trump-backed Julia Letlow wins Louisiana GOP Senate runoff over Fleming
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Rep. Julia Letlow defeated John Fleming in Louisiana’s Republican Senate runoff, winning the party’s nomination with President Donald Trump’s backing. The article presents the result as another success for Trump’s endorsements in Republican primaries.

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This story reports what happened without casting Letlow in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward Letlow’s record.

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Julia Letlow
R · LA-5

Louisiana representative and Republican Senate nominee

PRIMARY SUBJECT
Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose endorsement of Letlow is presented as influential

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Republican House candidate defeated by Constantino

Iowa representative and unsuccessful candidate for governor

Lindsey Graham
Former U.S. Senator (R-SC)

South Carolina senator who won the Republican Senate primary

Jon Ossoff
D · GA · SEN

Georgia senator and Collins’s expected general-election opponent

Mark Lynch
R · SC

Republican Senate candidate who challenged Graham

Mike Collins
R · GA-10

Georgia representative and Republican Senate nominee

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
R · Secretary of Health and Human Services

Health and Human Services secretary, whose political movement backed Lahn

Democratic candidate in Louisiana’s Senate runoff

Barry Moore
R · AL-1

Alabama representative who won the Republican Senate runoff

Bill Cassidy
R · LA · SEN

Louisiana senator who lost renomination in the earlier primary

Democratic candidate in Louisiana’s Senate runoff

Republican House candidate in upstate New York

Republican Senate candidate defeated by Collins

Republican Senate candidate defeated by Barry Moore

Louisiana state treasurer and Letlow’s runoff opponent

New York representative who is retiring

Julia Letlow’s late husband and former House member-elect

ALSO MENTIONED  Alan Wilson, South Carolina attorney general and Republican gubernatorial candidate; Brian Kemp, Georgia governor who supported Dooley; Burt Jones, Georgia lieutenant governor and Republican gubernatorial candidate; Charlie Kirk, Late co-founder of Turning Point USA; Jeff Landry, Louisiana governor and Letlow supporter; Kim Reynolds, Iowa governor who is retiring; Pam Evette, South Carolina lieutenant governor and Republican gubernatorial candidate; Richard Lugar, Former Indiana senator cited as a comparison; Rick Jackson, Businessman who won Georgia’s Republican gubernatorial runoff; Zach Lahn, Businessman who defeated Feenstra in the Iowa Republican gubernatorial primary

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Julia Letlow Advances to Louisiana Senate General Election

Julia Letlow defeated John Fleming in Louisiana’s Republican Senate runoff and won the party’s nomination. She will advance to the general election against Democrat Jamie Davis. Center outlets often treat Donald Trump’s endorsement as a test of his influence among Republican voters. Right-leaning outlets also center Trump’s backing, more often presenting Letlow’s win as a success for his endorsements.

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