Sen. Bill Cassidy loses GOP primary in Louisiana as Trump-backed Letlow, Fleming make runoff
Letlow won 45% and Fleming 28% as Trump-backed voters rejected Cassidy’s bid for a third term, forcing a June 27 runoff.
- Incumbent Senator Bill Cassidy was decisively eliminated in Louisiana's newly implemented closed Republican primary, finishing a distant third with only 24.4% of the vote.
- The defeat marks a direct political retribution for Cassidy's 2021 vote to convict Donald Trump during his second impeachment trial, making him the only sitting Republican senator targeted by the White House this season.
- The race will now proceed to a June 27 runoff election between Trump-endorsed Representative Julia Letlow and State Treasurer John Fleming, who captured the top two spots respectively.
- In his concession speech, Cassidy delivered a sharp critique of the President's character while noting that the state's newly altered partisan voting rules had caused widespread confusion among his supporters.
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Incumbent Bill Cassidy knocked out in Louisiana’s GOP US Senate primary
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, with his wife Dr. Laura Cassidy by his side, addresses his supporters as he concedes his primary election contest during an event at Boudreaux's Caterers on May 16, 2026, in Baton Rouge. The two-term incumbent, who voted in favor of President Trump's impeachment in 2021, was unable to fend off two primary challengers, Trump-endorsed U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow and state Treasurer John Fleming, who are headed for a June 27 runo…
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Bill Cassidy’s Defeat Signals Trump’s Continued Grip on the Republican Party
Sen. Bill Cassidy saw his two-decade political career come to a dramatic end Saturday after failing to advance in Louisiana’s Republican Senate primary, a defeat that underscored the enduring political power of President Donald Trump and the risks Republicans face when they openly break with him.
Sen John Kennedy Says Only 'God's Perfect Idiot' Would Have Thought Pro-Trump-Impeachment Senator Could Survive Primary
Republican Sen. John Kennedy invoked his folksy charm as he explained Sunday why fellow Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy’s primary defeat was inevitable.
Louisiana Republicans Reject Bill Cassidy After Trump Impeachment Vote - Real News Now
Louisiana Republicans voted Saturday to deny Sen. Bill Cassidy another term in office, marking a major political defeat for one of the seven Republican senators who voted to convict President Trump following the January 6 Capitol riot. With more than half the vote counted, Cassidy fell behind both Rep. Julia Letlow and State Treasurer John Fleming in the Republican primary. Letlow, who received President Trump’s endorsement earlier this year, le…
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