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Julia Letlow, Jamie Davis win U.S. Senate runoffs | Local Politics

Davis won the Democratic runoff and will face Letlow in the general election.

Julia Letlow, Jamie Davis win U.S. Senate runoffs | Local Politics
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Julia Letlow won the Republican U.S. Senate runoff, while Jamie Davis won the Democratic runoff, setting up a Nov. 3 general election to replace Bill Cassidy. Letlow won 57%-43%, and Davis won 80%-20%.

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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate who won the runoff

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Julia Letlow
R · LA-5

Republican U.S. Senate candidate who won the runoff

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who endorsed Letlow

Bill Cassidy
R · LA · SEN

Louisiana senator whose seat is being contested

Democratic candidate defeated by Davis in the runoff

Steve Scalise
R · LA-1

U.S. representative and House majority leader who endorsed Letlow

State treasurer and Republican Senate candidate defeated by Letlow

ALSO MENTIONED  Helena Moreno, New Orleans mayor who endorsed Davis; Jeff Landry, Louisiana governor whose support aided Letlow

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Jamie Davis and Julia Letlow Win Louisiana Senate Runoffs

Jamie Davis won the Democratic runoff and Julia Letlow won the Republican runoff, setting up a November matchup for Louisiana’s U.S. Senate seat. Center outlets present the results with broader campaign context, including candidate, voter and political-observer perspectives. Right-leaning outlets also report the results, while Fox News stresses Davis’s difficult general-election campaign and townhall.com highlights Letlow’s Trump endorsement.

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