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'''Luke Joshua Letlow''' (born December 6, 1979 – December 29, 2020<ref name="Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dead from COVID-19">Two references:

'''Luke Joshua Letlow''' (December 6, 1979 &ndash; December 29, 2020<ref name="Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dead from COVID-19">Two references:

*Deslatte, Melinda (December 29, 2020). [https://apnews.com/article/health-monroe-louisiana-coronavirus-pandemic-shreveport-c76bcda2e5abd46a500763ed5a7e3440 Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dead from COVID-19]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved December 29, 2020.

*Deslatte, Melinda (December 29, 2020). [https://apnews.com/article/health-monroe-louisiana-coronavirus-pandemic-shreveport-c76bcda2e5abd46a500763ed5a7e3440 Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dead from COVID-19]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved December 29, 2020.

*Brufke, Juliegrace (December 29, 2020). [https://thehill.com/homenews/house/532041-rep-elect-luke-letlow-dies-of-covid-19 Louisiana Rep.-elect Luke Letlow dies of COVID-19]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved December 29, 2020.</ref>) was the incoming [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[U.S. Representative]] for [[Louisiana]]'s 5th congressional district, which encompasses much of the eastern portion of his state. However, he died on December 29, 2020 from the [[coronavirus]], five days before he was scheduled to take office.<ref name="Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dead from COVID-19"/> Prior to becoming a candidate, Letlow was the [[chief of staff]] from 2014 to 2020 to Republican Representative [[Ralph Abraham]], who had been defeated in the 2019 [[Governor|gubernatorial]] [[primary]] and held to a pledge not to seek more than three terms in the office. Both Abraham and Letlow resided in Richland Parish east of [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]].

*Brufke, Juliegrace (December 29, 2020). [https://thehill.com/homenews/house/532041-rep-elect-luke-letlow-dies-of-covid-19 Louisiana Rep.-elect Luke Letlow dies of COVID-19]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved December 29, 2020.</ref>) was the incoming [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[U.S. Representative]] for [[Louisiana]]'s 5th congressional district, which encompasses much of the eastern portion of his state. However, he died on December 29, 2020 from the [[coronavirus]], five days before he was scheduled to take office.<ref name="Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dead from COVID-19"/> Prior to becoming a candidate, Letlow was the [[chief of staff]] from 2014 to 2020 to Republican Representative [[Ralph Abraham]], who had been defeated in the 2019 [[Governor|gubernatorial]] [[primary]] and held to a pledge not to seek more than three terms in the office. Both Abraham and Letlow resided in Richland Parish east of [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]].

In the runoff election held on December 5, 2020, Letlow defeated the second-placed primary rival, Lance Harris, 49,182 votes (62 percent) to 30,124 (38 percent. The overall runoff 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. Letlow won every parish in the district except for Rapides, Harris, of which Harris is a native.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 3 and December 5, 2020.</ref>

In the runoff election held on December 5, 2020, Letlow defeated the second-placed primary rival, Lance Harris, 49,182 votes (62 percent) to 30,124 (38 percent. The overall runoff 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. Letlow won every parish in the district except for Rapides, Harris, of which Harris is a native.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 3 and December 5, 2020.</ref>

Coincidentally, Letlow was elected to Congress the day before his 41st birthday. Less than three weeks after his election, he was hospitalized in Monroe with the [[coronavirus]], a day after being diagnosed with the disease.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2020/12/19/luke-letlow-la-louisiana-congressman-elect-hospitalized-covid-19/3974083001/|title=Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow hospitalized as COVID symptoms persist|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=December 19, 2020|author=Greg Hilburn|accessdate=December 22, 2020}}</ref> He was later transferred to intensive care, where he received [[remdesivir]] (which has been proven to be useless in combating COVID-19) instead of [[hydroxychloroquine]].<ref>Polus, Sarah (December 23, 2020). [https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/531511-louisiana-rep-elect-in-intensive-care-after-covid-19-diagnosis Louisiana congressman-elect in intensive care after COVID-19 diagnosis]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved December 29, 2020.</ref> He unfortunately died of COVID-19 on December 29, 2020, saddening many.<ref name="Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dead from COVID-19"/>

Coincidentally, Letlow was elected to Congress the day before his 41st birthday. Less than three weeks after his election, he was hospitalized in Monroe with the coronavirus, a day after being diagnosed with the disease.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2020/12/19/luke-letlow-la-louisiana-congressman-elect-hospitalized-covid-19/3974083001/|title=Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow hospitalized as COVID symptoms persist|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=December 19, 2020|author=Greg Hilburn|accessdate=December 22, 2020}}</ref> He was later transferred to intensive care, where he received [[remdesivir]] (which has been proven to be useless in combating COVID-19) instead of [[hydroxychloroquine]].<ref>Polus, Sarah (December 23, 2020). [https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/531511-louisiana-rep-elect-in-intensive-care-after-covid-19-diagnosis Louisiana congressman-elect in intensive care after COVID-19 diagnosis]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved December 29, 2020.</ref>  

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