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Nov 3, 2026

Louisiana - United States Senate

An open seat: Trump-backed Rep. Julia Letlow knocked out Sen. Bill Cassidy in the primary — the first elected senator denied renomination since 2012.

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Julia Letlow
Republican · Age 45

Three-term congresswoman who ousted Sen. Cassidy with Trump's endorsement, then won the June runoff.

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Jamie Davis
Democrat · Age 55

Third-generation Tensas Parish farmer who carried all 64 parishes in the Democratic primary.

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Jamie LaBranche
America Party

Running under the America Party after earlier runs for office as a Democrat.

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Ratings: Cook Political Report (Aug 20), Sabato’s Crystal Ball (Aug 26), Decision Desk HQ (Aug 5). Source →

No neutral public poll of the Letlow–Davis general election has been released — polling here focused on the Republican primary. Nonpartisan race raters classify the seat as Safe/Solid Republican; a Democrat hasn't won a Louisiana Senate race since 2008.

See Cook Political Report's Senate ratings → As of July 2026

Where they stand

Tap a topic that's important to you. Jamie LaBranche hasn't published positions on these issues.

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Money & campaign finance

Where each candidate stands on campaign-finance questions.

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LETLOW
Unknown Ban Congress from trading stocks Unknown
Unknown Takes corporate PAC money Unknown
Fundraising
RAISEDCASH ON HANDUNDER-$200 DONORS
Julia Letlow
$6.2M$1.4M2% of receipts
Jamie Davis
$2M$479K86% of receipts

Campaign committee totals for the 2025–26 cycle, through June 30, 2026. Under-$200 share is unitemized individual contributions divided by total receipts. FEC filings →

Their big promises

LETLOW'S TOP 3
Stand with President Trump
Ran on his endorsement and promises to deliver his agenda in the Senate.
A safer, stronger nation
Her announcement pledge: leave the country "safer and stronger" for our children.
Fight for rural Louisiana
Represents the farm-heavy 5th District and campaigns on its priorities.
DAVIS' TOP 3
A Louisiana we can all afford
Fair taxes, fair wages, and relief from the nation's worst poverty rate.
Save rural hospitals
Says 32 rural hospitals are at risk of closing and 1 in 3 Louisianans rely on Medicaid.
Invest in small towns
Infrastructure, stronger schools, and support for farmers and small businesses.

Agree or differ?

Louisiana agriculture needs help
Letlow represents the farm-heavy 5th District; Davis farms 3,200 acres — both campaign on stronger support for farmers
AGREE
Working with President Trump
Letlow campaigns shoulder-to-shoulder with the president · Davis says he won't lean into party politics in Washington
DIFFER
Gerrymandering
Davis wants a federal ban on gerrymandering after the legislature redrew Louisiana's map · Letlow hasn't backed one
DIFFER
Carbon capture & land rights
Davis says projects need local consent and must not take farmland · Letlow hasn't made carbon capture an issue
DIFFER
Positions summarized from campaign websites, voting records, and news reports · July 2026
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