U.S. Representative Julia Letlow took a major step on Saturday night to becoming the next U-S Senator for Louisiana as she won the Republican Party primary runoff in the senate race. Letlow received 57-percent of the vote to defeat State Treasurer John Fleming.
“I knew it was going to be a tough race, and it was, it was filled with trials, but I am so proud to say that I am battle tested for November 3rd and we are going to win this thing,” Letlow said to her supporters on Saturday night in Baton Rouge.
Letlow, who hails from the Monroe area has served in the U-S House since 2021. She won a special election after her husband, Luke Letlow, died from COVID complications days before he was set to be sworn in as the Representative for the 5th District Congressional seat. Letlow is now on the verge of replacing outgoing Senator Bill Cassidy.
And according to LSU political science professor, Robert Hogan, she has President Donald Trump to thank. Letlow waited until she received the President’s endorsement before entering the race.
“This election he (President Trump) played ever a larger role he’s played in other elections, in part because it was pivotal for her to even get in the race to begin with,” Hogan said.
Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says Letlow will likely win easily on November third.
“She will be elected to the Senate, they will run a few Trump ads, they’ll do some minor stuff, she is a cinch to be elected to the United States Senate,” Pinsonat siad.
Letlow’s main competition on November third will be Tensas Parish crop farmer Jamie Davis, who easily won the Democratic Party nomination, receiving 80-percent of the vote to defeat Gary Crockett.
Davis started attacking Letlow’s record on Saturday night, telling his supporters that Letlow has voted for policies that make it harder on Louisiana families.
“When you vote for laws that raise costs, threatened to close hospitals and send billions overseas to fight wars that Congress didn’t authorize, while telling hard working Americans they need to pay more for gas and groceries, when you put party before the people, you shouldn’t ask for a promotion.”