Trump-backed Rep. Julia Letlow wins Louisiana Senate primary runoff - BERITAJA

Rep. Julia Letlow won the Republican superior runoff for Senate successful Louisiana, Beritaja projects, defeating authorities Treasurer John Fleming successful different triumph for President Donald Trump’s slate of preferred candidates.

Trump endorsed Letlow early successful the race, which went to a runoff aft nary of the GOP candidates won a mostly of the first superior ballot connected May 16. Trump waded into the authorities successful an effort to oust GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy, who voted to convict Trump connected impeachment charges pursuing the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.

See unrecorded runoff results here

Letlow was the apical vote-getter successful the first-round primary, winning 45%, followed by Fleming astatine 28%. Cassidy won conscionable 25% and did not suffice for the runoff.

Letlow will beryllium successful a beardown position to triumph successful November successful the solidly Republican state, which Trump carried by 22 points successful 2024. Democrat Jamie Davis, a farmer, easy won the Democratic Senate information Saturday night.

Letlow has pledged to beryllium a beardown protagonist of the president’s policies.

“I committedness you this: When I get to the United States Senate, I will ne'er backmost down from fighting for your America First agenda,” Letlow told the president during a telerally pinch Trump connected Thursday night.

Letlow framed the title arsenic the prime betwixt “a existent blimpish combatant successful the Senate, aliases whether we are going to nonstop different profession leader who does not want to prevention our country.” She touted her support for eliminating the Senate filibuster to thief walk the Save America Act, a Trump-backed measurement to overhaul U.S. predetermination laws.

Fleming besides tried to make the lawsuit that he was the staunchest Trump state successful the race, taking purpose astatine Letlow’s past support for diversity, equity and inclusion policies and overseas aid. Letlow told Beritaja earlier this year that she reversed her position connected DEI erstwhile she “saw it for what it was” and has since been “fighting against it.”

But Trump’s backing helped boost Letlow, who besides had thief connected the airwaves from allied ace PAC.

She besides touted endorsements from different apical Louisiana Republicans, led by Gov. Jeff Landry. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Rep. Clay Higgins besides backed Letlow.

Letlow is expected to subordinate the Senate aft serving about 3 position successful the House, wherever she besides served connected the powerful Appropriations Committee. She first came to Congress successful 2021 aft winning a typical predetermination pursuing the decease of her precocious husband. Luke Letlow, a erstwhile legislature adjutant who won a House predetermination successful 2020, died of Covid earlier he was sworn into office.