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Sen. Cassidy, who voted to convict Trump in Jan. 6 impeachment, loses GOP primary

Letlow advanced to the Senate runoff after receiving Trump’s endorsement and finishing ahead of Cassidy.

Sen. Cassidy, who voted to convict Trump in Jan. 6 impeachment, loses GOP primary
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Bill Cassidy lost Louisiana’s Republican Senate primary, while Julia Letlow and John Fleming advanced to a June 27 runoff. The result followed a campaign in which President Donald Trump’s endorsement of Letlow and criticism of Cassidy figured prominently.

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Julia Letlow
R · LA-5

Louisiana representative and Republican Senate candidate who advanced to the runoff

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Bill Cassidy
R · LA · SEN

Louisiana senator who lost the Republican primary after previously voting to convict Trump in his impeachment trial

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose endorsement of Letlow and attacks on Cassidy shaped the Republican primary

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Thomas Massie
R · KY-4

Kentucky representative facing a Trump-backed primary challenger

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

Health and Human Services secretary whose nomination Cassidy supported and whose funding cuts he criticized

Democratic Senate candidate who advanced to a runoff

Democratic Senate candidate whose place in the runoff remained undecided

Democratic Senate candidate whose place in the runoff remained undecided

Trump-backed Republican challenger to Thomas Massie

Louisiana Senate candidate who advanced to the Republican runoff

Former Louisiana representative whose death preceded Julia Letlow’s entry into politics

ALSO MENTIONED  Casey Means, Trump’s second choice for surgeon general whose nomination was withdrawn; Dadrius Lanus, Executive director of the Louisiana Democratic Party who reported voter calls about election changes; Jeff Landry, Louisiana governor who suggested Letlow to Trump as a Senate challenger

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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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