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On July 22, 2020, he officially qualified for the seat as a Republican, noting that he wants to "continue the great work done by Dr. Abraham, who I believe set the bar," Letlow said. "I'm the only candidate who has gotten results in Washington. I'm proud of what we've accomplished." <ref>https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2020/07/22/heres-who-qualified-louisianas-only-open-congressional-seat-wednesday/5487037002/</ref> Other candidates qualifying for the seat included Allen Guillory Sr., an Opelousas Republican; "Matt" Hasty, a [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]] Republican; Jesse P. Lagarde, an Amite Democrat; Martin Lemelle, Jr., a Ruston Democrat, and  Phillip Snowden, a Monroe Democrat. In August the campaign announced the release of its first campaign ad to be aired on television.<ref>https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2020/08/24/luke-letlows-congressional-campaign-first-go-up-tv-ads/3428624001/</ref> Letlow has received the endorsements of the Washington, Tangipahoa, Grant, Lasalle, and Ouachita Parish Republican Executive Committees.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/lukeletlowforcongress/videos/ouachita-rpec-endorsement/659672848015254/?__so__=permalink&__rv__=related_videos</ref><ref>https://www.facebook.com/lukeletlowforcongress/videos/3490505424304934/</ref><ref>https://thehayride.com/community/main-forum/the-first-pec-endorsement-in-the-5th-district-congressional-race-goes-to/</ref> He was endorsed by the Baton Rouge Business Report on October 6, 2020,<ref>https://www.businessreport.com/opinions/rolfe-mccollister-endorsements-steve-carter-mayor</ref> and on October 12, 2020, the campaign announced the additional endorsements of U.S. Rep. [[Garret Graves]] and U.S. Rep. [[Clay Higgins]].<ref>https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2020/10/12/louisiana-congressmen-clay-higgins-garret-graves-endorse-luke-letlow/5965854002/</ref> Letlow also carries the support of a bipartisan coalition of Louisiana [[sheriff]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/politics/2020/11/23/republican-luke-letlow-secures-sheriffs-endorsements-congressional-race/6393787002/|title=Republican Luke Letlow secures sheriffs' endorsement in 5th congressional district race|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|author=[[Greg Hilburn]]|date=November 23, 2020|accessdate=December 2, 2020}}</ref>

On July 22, 2020, he officially qualified for the seat as a Republican, noting that he wants to "continue the great work done by Dr. Abraham, who I believe set the bar," Letlow said. "I'm the only candidate who has gotten results in Washington. I'm proud of what we've accomplished." <ref>https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2020/07/22/heres-who-qualified-louisianas-only-open-congressional-seat-wednesday/5487037002/</ref> Other candidates qualifying for the seat included Allen Guillory Sr., an Opelousas Republican; "Matt" Hasty, a [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]] Republican; Jesse P. Lagarde, an Amite Democrat; Martin Lemelle, Jr., a Ruston Democrat, and  Phillip Snowden, a Monroe Democrat. In August the campaign announced the release of its first campaign ad to be aired on television.<ref>https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2020/08/24/luke-letlows-congressional-campaign-first-go-up-tv-ads/3428624001/</ref> Letlow has received the endorsements of the Washington, Tangipahoa, Grant, Lasalle, and Ouachita Parish Republican Executive Committees.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/lukeletlowforcongress/videos/ouachita-rpec-endorsement/659672848015254/?__so__=permalink&__rv__=related_videos</ref><ref>https://www.facebook.com/lukeletlowforcongress/videos/3490505424304934/</ref><ref>https://thehayride.com/community/main-forum/the-first-pec-endorsement-in-the-5th-district-congressional-race-goes-to/</ref> He was endorsed by the Baton Rouge Business Report on October 6, 2020,<ref>https://www.businessreport.com/opinions/rolfe-mccollister-endorsements-steve-carter-mayor</ref> and on October 12, 2020, the campaign announced the additional endorsements of U.S. Rep. [[Garret Graves]] and U.S. Rep. [[Clay Higgins]].<ref>https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2020/10/12/louisiana-congressmen-clay-higgins-garret-graves-endorse-luke-letlow/5965854002/</ref> Letlow also carries the support of a bipartisan coalition of Louisiana [[sheriff]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/politics/2020/11/23/republican-luke-letlow-secures-sheriffs-endorsements-congressional-race/6393787002/|title=Republican Luke Letlow secures sheriffs' endorsement in 5th congressional district race|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|author=[[Greg Hilburn]]|date=November 23, 2020|accessdate=December 2, 2020}}</ref>

The general election is on November 3, 2020 and a runoff election is scheduled for December 5, 2020.<ref>https://www.sos.la.gov/ElectionsAndVoting/GetElectionInformation/Pages/default.aspx</ref> Letlow won the runoff over Lane Harris, 62 to 38 percent.

In the runoff election held on December 5, 2020, Letlow defeated Harris, 49,182 votes (62 percent) to 30,124 (38 percent. The runoff overall turnout of 79,306 votes was only 25.6 percent of the 309,556, who participated in the November 3 primary held in conjunction with the presidential election.<ref<Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 3 and December 5, 2020.</ref>

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