Trump-backed Letlow takes on John Fleming in runoff to replace Bill Cassidy

One of the country’s most contentious Republican primaries reaches its dramatic conclusion on Saturday as Trump-endorsed Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA) takes on state Treasurer John Fleming in the Louisiana Senate runoff.Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Senate leadership’s preferred candidate, won’t be on the ballot after placing third in the initial May primary. Recommended Stories Schumer won’t ‘survive’ a primary against a DSA candidate: Joe Concha Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s 2028 options grow after socialist wins in New York Tom Kean to hold fundraiser same day he returns to Congress after three-month hiatus The two-way contest is now Letlow’s to lose after she cruised to a double-digit first-place victory last month, with nearly 45% of the vote to Fleming’s roughly 28%.

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