Blake Miguez leaves US Senate race to run for Letlow’s 5th District seat

By: Greg LaRose

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: February 3, 2026

Words: 795

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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State Sen. Blake Miguez is leaving the U.S. Senate race after U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow’s entry into the Republican field and will instead run for the House seat she’s vacating, his campaign announced Tuesday on social media.

“The mission never changes — but sometimes the battlefield does,” Miguez’s post on his Facebook campaign page reads. “I’m running for Congress to represent Louisiana’s 5th district, put America First, and give President Trump the backup he deserves …

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