GOP’s Letlow Wins Louisiana Election to Replace Late Husband

  • Widow of Congressman-elect who died of Covid had Trump’s nod
  • A safe Democratic seat in New Orleans area going to run-off
Julia LetlowPhotographer: Brett Duke)/AP Photo
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The widow of a Louisiana Congressman-elect who died from Covid-19 complications before he could take office won a special election to replace him in Congress, hours after getting an endorsement from former President Donald Trump.

A second special election in Louisiana, to fill the seat vacated by White House adviser Cedric Richmond, will go to a run-off in April.