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US Senator Cassidy's vote to convict Trump looms over Louisiana primary | US Midterm Elections 2026 News

Cassidy’s vote to convict Trump remains a campaign issue as he seeks another Senate term.

US Senator Cassidy's vote to convict Trump looms over Louisiana primary | US Midterm Elections 2026 News
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This article1 analysis · Oct 6, 2026
May 13, 2026
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Bill Cassidy faces a competitive Louisiana Republican Senate primary, with his 2021 vote to convict Donald Trump still a campaign issue. Trump has backed Julia Letlow, while polls cited in the article show Cassidy trailing Letlow and John Fleming. citations only arrays, so prose without ids.

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Bill Cassidy R · LA · SEN
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Bill Cassidy
R · LA · SEN

Louisiana senator facing a Republican primary challenge

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Julia Letlow
R · LA-5

Louisiana representative and Senate candidate challenging Cassidy

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who endorsed Letlow and criticized Cassidy

Trump's version of this story ↗
Susan M. Collins
R · ME · SEN

Maine senator who also voted to convict Trump

Lisa Murkowski
R · AK · SEN

Alaska senator who also voted to convict Trump

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
R · Secretary of Health and Human Services

Secretary of Health and Human Services

Louisiana Senate candidate

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Bill Cassidy Loses Louisiana Republican Senate Primary

Outlets agree that Bill Cassidy lost Louisiana’s Republican Senate primary and that Julia Letlow and John Fleming advanced to a runoff. Left-leaning outlets link the defeat to Cassidy’s breaks with Trump, with one article also relaying his campaign’s claim that changes to the primary process could restrict voting. Center outlets emphasize the result and Trump’s influence, while some also cover Cassidy’s concession or praise from Mitt Romney. Right-leaning outlets tie the loss to Cassidy’s impeachment vote and Trump’s intervention, and some frame it as a rebuke of Cassidy’s opposition to Trump.

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