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Rep. Julia Letlow and state Treasurer John Fleming compete after the May 16 primary. Incumbent Sen. Bill Cassidy finished third with under 25 percent of the vote.
Louisiana Republicans will hold a runoff election Saturday to choose their nominee for the U.S. Senate. The Hill reported that Rep. Julia Letlow received about 45 percent of the vote in the May 16 primary, state Treasurer John Fleming received about 28 percent, and incumbent Sen.
Bill Cassidy received just under 25 percent. None of the three candidates secured a majority, triggering the runoff between Letlow and Fleming. Cassidy voted to convict President Trump in his second impeachment trial after the Jan.
6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Trump posted on Truth Social after the primary that Cassidy’s loss was tied to that vote. Cassidy stated after the primary that the country is about the welfare of all Americans and loyalty to the Constitution.
Letlow entered the race with Trump’s backing. Trump described her as a “fearless champion” during a tele-rally on Thursday. Fleming served as U.S. representative for Louisiana from 2009 to 2017 and later as assistant secretary of Commerce for Economic Development in Trump’s first administration.
Cassidy is scheduled to appear on CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday.
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