Fleming leads Republican U.S. Senate primary in Webster Parish; Davis tops Democratic field
Webster Parish voters rejected all five proposed constitutional amendments during Saturday’s election, while also selecting party nominees in races for U.S. Senate and Public Service Commission District 5, according to unofficial results from the Louisiana Secretary of State’s Office.
In the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, “Jamie” Davis led the field with 45% and 868 votes. Gary Crockett received 29% with 550 votes, while Nicholas “Nick” Albares received 26% with 491 votes.
In the Republican primary, John Fleming led with 46% and 1,535 votes. Julia Letlow followed with 35% and 1,150 votes. Sen. “Bill” Cassidy received 16% with 534 votes, and Mark Spencer received 3% with 95 votes.
In the Democratic primary for Public Service Commission District 5, James Edward Green received 78% of the vote with 1,490 votes, defeating Austin Lawson, who received 22% with 411 votes.
In the Republican primary, John E. Atkins won decisively with 92% of the vote and 2,893 votes. Aiden C. Joyner received 8% with 256 votes.
All five constitutional amendments failed in Webster Parish.
Constitutional Amendment No. 1, which proposed allowing the Legislature to add or remove positions in the unclassified state civil service through law, was rejected by 76% of voters. The amendment received 1,327 “yes” votes and 4,146 “no” votes.
Constitutional Amendment No. 2, which would have granted the St. George community school system authority to operate as a parish-equivalent school system, failed with 63% voting against it. The proposal received 1,979 “yes” votes and 3,433 “no” votes.
Constitutional Amendment No. 3 proposed restructuring several education-related trust funds and using savings from reducing Teachers’ Retirement System debt to fund permanent pay raises for school employees. The amendment failed with 59% voting “no.” It received 2,264 “yes” votes and 3,267 “no” votes.
Constitutional Amendment No. 4 proposed changes involving business inventory taxes, ad valorem tax exemptions, and classifications for certain public service property. The measure failed with 61% voting against it. It received 2,116 “yes” votes and 3,373 “no” votes.
Constitutional Amendment No. 5, which proposed raising the mandatory retirement age for judges from 70 to 75, was rejected by 74% of voters. The amendment received 1,451 “yes” votes and 4,031 “no” votes.
The election also included the unopposed candidacy of Republican Jay B. McCallum for Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court, 4th District. No Democratic candidate qualified for the race.
No candidates qualified for Justice of the Peace, District 1.
The election proceeded after Louisiana lawmakers finalized changes to the state’s U.S. House election schedule following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling affecting congressional districts.
Races for U.S. representative previously scheduled for the May 16 and June 27 elections were canceled and moved to Louisiana’s traditional fall open primary cycle.
Under legislation approved during the 2026 Regular Session, qualifying for U.S. House races will take place Aug. 5-7. The open primary election is scheduled for Nov. 3, with a general election, if necessary, on Dec. 12.