Rep. Julia Letlow (R-La.) and Louisiana State Treasurer John Fleming ousted incumbent Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) in the Republican primary election in Louisiana on Saturday.
Letlow won more than 44.8 percent of the vote, while Fleming received 28.3 percent, and Cassidy received 24.8 percent, according to the results after 99 percent of the votes were tallied.
Letlow and Fleming face a runoff election on June 27 after neither received more than 50 percent of the vote.
The winner of the runoff election will likely go on to represent the state in the U.S. Senate. The Republican-leaning state has not had a Democrat senator since 2015.
“Congratulations to Congresswoman Julia Letlow on a fantastic race, beating an Incumbent Senator by Record Setting Numbers,” President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social on Saturday night….
Sen. Cassidy Loses Louisiana GOP Primary as Trump-Backed Rep. Letlow Advances to Runoff
