Letlow defeats Fleming in Louisiana GOP Senate runoff for Cassidy's seat, AP projects

TL;DR

Julia Letlow won the Republican primary runoff for Senate in Louisiana.
She defeated Louisiana state Treasurer John Fleming.
Incumbent Sen. Bill Cassidy was eliminated in the primary and did not advance to the runoff.
President Trump endorsed Letlow after Cassidy clashed with the administration and voted to convict Trump in his impeachment trial.
Letlow is the first Republican woman from Louisiana elected to Congress.
She won a special election after her husband's death in 2020.
Letlow has pledged to support Trump's agenda in the Senate.
Louisiana is a solidly red state, making Letlow's path to the Senate likely.
The state last elected a Democrat to the Senate in 2008.

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