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Louisiana ousts Bill Cassidy from Senate as Julia Letlow leads race

Cassidy finished third in the Republican primary and will not advance to the runoff.

Louisiana ousts Bill Cassidy from Senate as Julia Letlow leads race
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Julia Letlow led Louisiana’s Republican Senate primary, while incumbent Bill Cassidy finished third and was eliminated; Letlow and John Fleming will face each other in a runoff. Democratic candidates Jamie Davis Jr. and Gary Crockett also advanced to a party runoff.

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

Incumbent senator eliminated from the Republican primary runoff

PRIMARY SUBJECT
Julia Letlow
R · LA-5

Representative and Republican Senate candidate who led the primary

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who endorsed Letlow and whose past impeachment trial was cited in the race

Pete Hegseth
R · Secretary of Defense

Secretary of Defense, mentioned as a cabinet nominee Cassidy supported

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

Secretary of Health and Human Services, mentioned as a cabinet nominee Cassidy supported

Democratic Senate candidate advancing to the party runoff

Democratic Senate candidate who did not advance to the runoff

Democratic Senate candidate advancing to the party runoff

Republican Senate candidate advancing to the runoff

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Bill Cassidy Finishes Third in Louisiana Republican Primary

Outlets agree Bill Cassidy lost his primary election. Center outlets take different angles, linking the loss to the political risks of public-health leadership in one account and focusing on Cassidy’s plans to speak more openly against Trump in another. Right-leaning outlets present the loss as evidence that Republicans who oppose Trump risk electoral consequences.

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