Louisiana Republicans Test Trump’s Endorsement in Senate Runoff as Letlow Seeks to Build on 45%
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 27
Louisiana Republicans Test Trump’s Endorsement in Senate Runoff as Letlow Seeks to Build on 45%
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 27
Summary
Louisiana Republicans vote Saturday in a Senate runoff that will show whether Donald Trump can carry Rep. Julia Letlow over state Treasurer John Fleming for the GOP nomination.
45% of primary voters backed Letlow last month, versus about 28% for Fleming and just under 25% for incumbent Bill Cassidy, forcing a runoff after no candidate cleared 50%.
Cassidy’s loss already marked a major Trump victory: the senator had voted to convict him in his second impeachment trial and became the first elected Republican senator to lose renomination since 2012.
A Letlow win would extend Trump’s run of installing loyalists in Congress, while a Fleming upset would hand him a third notable primary setback this spring after losses in Iowa and one Georgia governor’s race.
Louisiana’s GOP nominee will be the clear favorite in the general election against Democrat Jamie Davis or Gary Crockett in the solidly Republican state.