May 28, 2026

The Election Result Is Sending Shockwaves Through Washington After a Key Republican Opponent Lost to Trump’s Pick

Letlow, who became the first Republican woman elected to represent Louisiana in Congress in 2021, won about 45% of the vote in the primary, US media report.

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Fleming, her rival in the June primary runoff, previously was a representative for Louisiana in Congress and also worked in the first Trump administration.

He narrowly beat Cassidy with around 28% of the vote, compared to Cassidy’s 25%, according to US media.

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“Yesterday, the people of Louisiana proved that a grassroots conservative can still compete, and win, even when the political establishment and outside dark money groups spend millions of dollars trying to destroy him,” Fleming said in a statement on Sunday.

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