Trump-backed Senate candidate wins Republican primary in Louisiana

By Katharine Jackson

WASHINGTON, June ‌28 (Reuters) - U.S. ​Representative ​Julia Letlow has won the Republican nomination for Senate in Louisiana, according to state election results, ‌capitalizing on an endorsement from President Donald Trump after ⁠defeating a sitting senator who has repeatedly drawn the president's ire.

In ‌a runoff primary election ‌held on Saturday, Letlow defeated state Treasurer John Fleming, according to results posted on the Louisiana Secretary of State's ​office website.

The two candidates faced off after a closely fought three-way battle with two-term Republican U.S. Senator Bill ⁠Cassidy, who lost his bid for re-election in May.

Letlow, who won Trump's endorsement ​before she had even announced her candidacy, was congratulated by the president late on Saturday.

"Great News!!! ​Julia Letlow WON in Louisiana, beating ‌conclusively a very strong and smart opponent. Congratulations to Julia. She will be a truly ⁠GREAT Senator!" Trump said in a post on Truth Social.

Cassidy's defeat came after he voted to convict Trump in the second Senate ⁠impeachment trial in 2021. At the Capitol last week, he got ​into a shouting match with Trump over the Iran war after voting in favor of a resolution to halt military action against Iran.

Letlow, ‌who once worked as an educator and university administrator, was elected to Congress in 2021 ‌in a special election to replace her late husband, Luke ⁠Letlow.

Letlow will face Democrat ‌Jamie Davis, a ​farmer, in the general election and is heavily favored to win.

(Reporting by Katharine Jackson; Editing by Chris ‌Reese)

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