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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US senator loses primary to Trump-backed challenger
A US senator from Louisiana bidding for a third term has lost his Republican primary, in the latest demonstration of US President Donald Trump's hold over his party. Trump had targeted Bill Cassidy and endorsed an opponent in retaliation for the senator voting to impeach him five years ago. With 99 percent of votes counted in Saturday's primary election, Cassidy was trailing in third place behind Trump-endorsed challenger Julia Letlow, a congres…
Trump targets Cassidy on Louisiana primary day — and voters deliver the verdict
President Donald Trump fired a blistering broadside at Sen. Bill Cassidy on the morning of Louisiana’s Senate primary, calling the two-term incumbent disloyal and urging voters to replace him. Hours later, they did exactly that. Cassidy, one of the few remaining Republican senators who voted to convict Trump in his 2021 impeachment trial, was eliminated...
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…
Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy Says Cassidy Defeat Was Predictable For All But ‘God’s Perfect Idiot’ - Tampa Free Press
Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy failed to qualify for the upcoming June 27 Republican runoff for his Senate seat, finishing third in Saturday’s primary with 25% of the vote. Representative Julia Letlow and State Treasurer John Fleming secured the top two spots to advance to the runoff election. Appearing Sunday on “The Sunday Briefing,” fellow Louisiana […] Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy Says Cassidy Defeat Was Predictable For All But ‘God’s Perfect…
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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.
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