Julia Letlow

Published 1:22 pm Thursday, October 29, 2026

Southwest Louisiana voters haven’t been exposed much to Democrat Jamie Davis and Republican Julia Letlow, the two candidates for the U.S. Senate in the Tuesday, Nov. 3, midterm election. However, Davis did have a well-attended rally at the Ward 3 Recreation Center on Power Centre Parkway.

The Advocate in a Wednesday news report said the two candidates were making their final pitches, urging voters to be sure to cast their ballots and to call friends to remind them to also vote. Both campaigns are expected to analyze the early voting figures and make their final strategy adjustments leading up to Election Day.

Davis is a third generation farmer from Ferriday in Tensas Parish. He says his run for the Senate is driven by a desire to protect what he can leave to future generations. Davis, 55, previously served as vice president of the Tensas Parish Police Jury and also worked with the state Democratic Party.

Letlow, 45, was elected to the U.S. House in 2021 after her late husband, Luke Letlow, died from COVID-19 in 2020. She became the first Republican woman elected to Congress from Louisiana and won the Nov. 5, 2024, primary with 62.9% of the vote.

The newspaper said the early voting numbers showed an unexpectedly high overall turnout and Black voters casting ballots in disproportionately large numbers. It added that Davis needs both of these developments to have any chance of defeating Letlow in a state that President Donald Trump won by 22 percentage points.

Letlow said she offers voters “a strong conservative voice in Washington who will never forget where she comes from and her conservative values. We’re rooting out waste, fraud and abuse.” She told conservative talk radio host Moon Griffon, “We’re here to listen, take notes, talk about hope and vision.”

Davis held an open rally in New Orleans that ended with him second-lining with the Treme Brass Band and 100 supporters across the street to City Hall, which is one of the early voting locations in the city. He was joined by U.S. Rep. Troy Carter, a New Orleans Democrat, and a host of local elected officials.

Letlow, meanwhile, visited six parishes in northeast Louisiana, as she winds up a 64-parish statewide tour where she is meeting with select audiences in closed-door settings.

“Make a plan, text 10 of your friends, go to the polls,” Letlow said in a video post Monday from Richland Parish on the social media platform X.

No national media have come to Louisiana yet to herald a possible victory for either candidate, and the national parties have stayed out of the race. However, the newspaper said the early voting numbers and support from some Republicans have led the Davis campaign to become increasingly optimistic that he might pull off a shocking upset.

We don’t know about that but we hope the high voting numbers also demonstrate that Louisiana citizens are beginning to realize that voting is extremely critical for their own welfare and if they don’t turn out they may lose the ability to cast their votes.