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

Letlow is Trump’s endorsed candidate and has made Cassidy’s impeachment vote part of her campaign case.

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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Julia Letlow
R · LA-5

Louisiana representative and Senate candidate challenging Cassidy

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Bill Cassidy
R · LA · SEN

Louisiana senator facing a Republican primary challenge

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who endorsed Letlow and criticized Cassidy

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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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Julia Letlow Advances to Louisiana Senate Runoff

Julia Letlow and John Fleming advanced to a runoff in Louisiana’s Republican Senate primary, while Bill Cassidy finished third and did not advance. Letlow had President Trump’s endorsement. Center outlets emphasize the result and often present the race as a test of Trump’s influence, with Cassidy’s impeachment vote as context. Right-leaning outlets also stress Trump’s role but more often cast Cassidy’s loss as payback for that vote.

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