Julia Letlow Wins Louisiana GOP Senate Runoff by 14 Points as Jamie Davis Takes Democratic Race
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 28
Julia Letlow Wins Louisiana GOP Senate Runoff by 14 Points as Jamie Davis Takes Democratic Race
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 28
Summary
Julia Letlow secured Louisiana’s Republican Senate runoff with 179,971 votes, or 56.9%, defeating John Fleming by nearly 14 points with 316,538 ballots counted.
Jamie Davis won the Democratic runoff in a wider margin, taking 156,776 votes, or 79.9%, against Gary Crockett’s 20.1% on 196,190 total votes.
Both Senate runoffs were called late Saturday night, setting up a Letlow-Davis general election contest in a state where Republicans hold the advantage.
Other statewide runoff results showed Joseph Cao leading 52%-48% in BESE District 1 and Stephanie Hilferty ahead 62%-38% in Public Service Commission District 1, with more than 95% of votes reported.