Republican Julia Letlow won Louisiana's U.S. Senate race on Nov. 3, defeating Democrat Jamie Davis for the seat held by Sen. Bill Cassidy. She is the first Republican woman elected to the Senate from Louisiana and will serve a six-year term beginning in January 2027.
Republican Julia Letlow won the U.S. Senate race in Louisiana on Nov. 3, defeating Democrat Jamie Davis to replace Sen. Bill Cassidy. Letlow, a U.S. representative, narrowly defeated Davis and will become Louisiana's next senator. She is the first Republican woman elected to the Senate from Louisiana. Letlow will serve a six-year term beginning in January 2027, alongside Republican Sen. John Kennedy.
Letlow will replace Cassidy, who was eliminated in his party's primary earlier this year after seeking a third term. She ousted him in the May closed Republican primary. She won the May 16 primary with 45% of the vote, with State Treasurer John Fleming second at 28%. Letlow then won the June 27 runoff with 56.8% to Fleming's 43.2%, securing the Republican nomination.
Davis is a farmer from Tensas Parish who was a political unknown at the start of the campaign. House Speaker Mike Johnson and Rep. Clay Higgins, both Republicans, will keep their seats in districts 4 and 3, respectively. Nationally, Democrats have won the U.S. Senate and are projected to control the House.
