St Mary joins rest of state in ousting Cassidy.

St. Mary Republicans helped put Congresswoman Julia Letlow and state Treasurer John Fleming into a runoff for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, beating out incumbent Bill Cassidy in Saturday's primary.

According to complete but unofficial returns from the Secretary of State's Office, Lellow got 1,771 St. Mary votes, or 48%, in Saturday's primary voting. Fleming got 969 votes, or 26%. Cassidy 832 votes, or 23%. Mark Spencer was a distant fourth with 96 votes, or 3%.

On the Democratic side, Jamie Davis sewed up his party's Democratic nomination. In St. Mary, he drew 1,647 votes, or 52%, to oust Nicholas Albares, 803 votes or 25%, and Gary Crockett, 733 or 23%.

The Republican Senate runoff will be June 27. The general election will be Nov. 3.

Statewide totals appear below.

Gov, Jeff Landry suspended U.S. House voting after the Supreme Court's Callais ruling that struck down one of two Black-majority House districts. Under new legislation, House representation will be chosen under the traditional Louisiana open primary system, not the closed party primaries enacted for major offices this year. House candidates will qualify in August, then compete in an open primary Nov. 3 and a runoff Dec. 12, if necessary.

In the only local St. Mary race, Pearl Barnes Rack held on to her Franklin City Council seat after winning 305 votes, or 79%, to defeat Ella P. Hamilton, who got 80 votes, or 21%.

St. Mary voters also went along with voters statewide in rejecting all five proposed constitutional amendments.

Amendment 1 would have allowed some positions to have been added or removed from the unclassified civil service by law.

Amendment 2 would have granted the same legal authority to the new St. George School Board as other school boards have.

Amendment 3 would have given teachers a raise by paying down debt in the Teachers Retirement System.

Amendment 4 would have allowed local governments to stop collecting property taxes on business inventories.

Amendment 5 would have raised the mandatory retirement age for judges to 75 from 70.

ST. MARY VOTING

80 Ella P. Hamilton (DEM) 21%
305 Pearl Barnes Rack (DEM) 79%
U. S. Senator -- Democratic Party
Runs in multiple parishes

Early & Absentee Reporting - 1 of 1 parishes
Election Day Reporting - 46 of 46 precincts
803 Nicholas "Nick" Albares (DEM) 25%
733 Gary Crockett (DEM) 23%
1,647 "Jamie" Davis (DEM) 52%
Total: 3,183

U. S. Senator -- Republican Party
Runs in multiple parishes

Early & Absentee Reporting - 1 of 1 parishes
Election Day Reporting - 46 of 46 precincts
832 "Bill" Cassidy (REP) 23%
969 John Fleming (REP) 26%
1,771 Julia Letlow (REP) 48%
96 Mark Spencer (REP) 3%
Total: 3,668

Council Member -- District C, City of Franklin

Early & Absentee Reporting - 1 of 1 parishes
Election Day Reporting - 4 of 4 precincts
80 Ella P. Hamilton (DEM) 21%
305 Pearl Barnes Rack (DEM) 79%
Total: 385

CA No. 1 (ACT No. 223, 2025-RS - SB 8) -- To authorize the addition or removal of positions in the unclassified state civil service by law
Runs in multiple parishes

Early & Absentee Reporting - 1 of 1 parishes
Election Day Reporting - 46 of 46 precincts
1,505 YES 20%
5,954 NO 80%
Total: 7,459

CA No. 2 (ACT No. 218, 2025-RS - SB 25) -- To grant St. George community school system the authority to operate a school system
Runs in multiple parishes

Early & Absentee Reporting - 1 of 1 parishes
Election Day Reporting - 46 of 46 precincts
2,411 YES 33%
5,004 NO 67%
Total: 7,415

CA No. 3 (ACT No. 222, 2025-RS - HB 473) -- To fund a teacher pay raise by paying down debt of the Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana
Runs in multiple parishes

Early & Absentee Reporting - 1 of 1 parishes
Election Day Reporting - 46 of 46 precincts
2,654 YES 35%
4,882 NO 65%
Total: 7,536

CA No. 4 (ACT No. 221, 2025-RS - HB 366) -- To provide authority for a parish to classify and authorize exemptions relative to ad valorem taxes
Runs in multiple parishes

Early & Absentee Reporting - 1 of 1 parishes
Election Day Reporting - 46 of 46 precincts
2,451 YES 33%
4,993 NO 67%
Total: 7,444

CA No. 5 (ACT No. 219, 2025-RS - HB 63) -- To change the mandatory retirement age of judges from 70 to 75 years of age
Runs in multiple parishes

Early & Absentee Reporting - 1 of 1 parishes
Election Day Reporting - 46 of 46 precincts
1,617 YES 22%
5,869

STATEWIDE
U. S. Senator -- Democratic Party

Early & Absentee Reporting - 63 of 64 parishes
Election Day Reporting - 3722 of 3722 precincts s
88,850 Nicholas "Nick" Albares (DEM) 26%
88,530 Gary Crockett (DEM) 26%
160,512 "Jamie" Davis (DEM) 48%
Total: 337,892

U. S. Senator -- Republican Party

Early & Absentee Reporting - 63 of 64 parishes
Election Day Reporting - 3722 of 3722 precincts
98,030 "Bill" Cassidy (REP) 25%
111,840 John Fleming (REP) 28%
178,406 Julia Letlow (REP) 45%
8,238 Mark Spencer (REP) 2%
Total: 396,514

CA No. 1 (ACT No. 223, 2025-RS - SB 8) -- To authorize the addition or removal of positions in the unclassified state civil service by law

Early & Absentee Reporting - 63 of 64 parishes
Election Day Reporting - 3722 of 3722 precincts
170,392 YES 22%
621,474 NO 78%
Total: 791,866

CA No. 2 (ACT No. 218, 2025-RS - SB 25) -- To grant St. George community school system the authority to operate a school system

Early & Absentee Reporting - 63 of 64 parishes
Election Day Reporting - 3722 of 3722 precincts
282,856 YES 36%
504,665 NO 64%
Total: 787,521

CA No. 3 (ACT No. 222, 2025-RS - HB 473) -- To fund a teacher pay raise by paying down debt of the Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana

Early & Absentee Reporting - 63 of 64 parishes
Election Day Reporting - 3722 of 3722 precincts
333,950 YES 42%
465,180 NO 58%
Total: 799,130

CA No. 4 (ACT No. 221, 2025-RS - HB 366) -- To provide authority for a parish to classify and authorize exemptions relative to ad valorem taxes

Early & Absentee Reporting - 63 of 64 parishes
Election Day Reporting - 3722 of 3722 precincts
268,232 YES 34%
523,087 NO 66%
Total: 791,319

CA No. 5 (ACT No. 219, 2025-RS - HB 63) -- To change the mandatory retirement age of judges from 70 to 75 years of age

Early & Absentee Reporting - 63 of 64 parishes
Election Day Reporting - 3722 of 3722 precincts
185,250 YES 23%
609,549 NO 77%
Total: 794,799