Davis Wins Jefferson Parish in Senate Race
Democrat Jamie Davis carried the parish with 54% of the vote against Republican Julia Letlow.
Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Elections
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Democrat Jamie Davis won Jefferson Parish with 54% of the vote in a 2026 U.S. Senate race against Republican Julia Letlow. The result marks a sharp reversal from the parish's recent movement toward Republicans, where Donald Trump won 55% of the vote in 2024.
Why it matters
Jefferson Parish swung sharply toward Donald Trump in 2020 and 2024, making Davis's win a notable departure from that trend. The outcome signals that the parish may remain competitive for the right candidate in Louisiana's future statewide contests.
Davis's 54% parish share is a measurable reversal from Trump's 55% in Jefferson Parish in 2024, a 2024 margin that followed a 2020 swing toward Republicans. The extraction does not show how the result compares with statewide totals or with Davis's margin in other parishes.
The players
Jamie Davis
Jamie Davis is the Democratic candidate who won Jefferson Parish in the 2026 U.S. Senate race.
Julia Letlow
Julia Letlow is the Republican congresswoman who lost Jefferson Parish to Davis in the 2026 Senate race.
Donald Trump
Donald Trump is the current President of the United States, who won Jefferson Parish with 55% of the vote in 2024.
Kyle Green Jr.
Kyle Green Jr. is a Louisiana state representative from Marrero who attributed Davis's win to Trump's policies and gas prices.
John Bel Edwards
John Bel Edwards is the Democratic former Louisiana governor who won Jefferson Parish in 2015 and 2019.
The details
Davis ran a campaign covering both the East Bank and West Bank of the parish, and he is described as a gun-toting business owner. State Rep. Kyle Green Jr. attributed the result to Trump's policies, the price of gas, and the elimination of a majority-Black Congressional seat, while Councilmember Jennifer Van Vrancken credited Letlow being largely unknown in Jefferson and Davis being a unique candidate.
Timeline
November 3, 2026: Davis won Jefferson Parish against Letlow.
2015 and 2019: Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards won Jefferson Parish in both years.
2020: Jefferson Parish swung sharply toward Trump.
2024: Trump won the parish with 55% and the parish swung toward him again.
October 2027: Control of the governor's mansion and statehouse is up for grabs.
Political Context
Jefferson Parish swung sharply toward Donald Trump in 2020 and 2024, which makes Davis's 54% win a clear departure from that trend. Republicans such as Steve Scalise and Stephanie Hilferty still hold posts tied to the parish, showing the area's political mix remains contested.
Louisiana voters are being shown that a parish once reliably Republican can still back a Democrat in a statewide race. The result suggests the state's political map may stay contested in upcoming elections for governor and the statehouse.
The takeaway
Jefferson Parish's vote for Davis shows that local results can break from recent partisan patterns when candidates connect with voters. Readers following Louisiana politics should watch whether that shift holds in the 2027 statewide races.
What happens next
Control of the governor's mansion and statehouse will be up for grabs in October 2027.
Further reading
For related coverage, see Elections in Louisiana.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Fox8live.
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