Louisiana ousts Bill Cassidy from Senate as Julia Letlow leads race
Letlow led the Republican primary and will face John Fleming in the runoff.

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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.
With most precincts reporting, Letlow had 45% of the vote, Fleming 28% and Cassidy 25%. Letlow and Fleming are scheduled to compete in the Republican runoff on June 27. The article says Cassidy’s 2021 vote to convict Donald Trump remained a political liability, despite his efforts to win back Trump’s support.
Davis led the Democratic primary with 47% and will face Crockett, who edged Nick Albares by 284 votes. The party runoff winners will meet in the Nov. 3 general election. Letlow campaigned with Trump’s endorsement, while Fleming promoted his MAGA credentials and called Letlow an “America First fraud.”
Community verdict
VOTING CLOSEDNo good or bad look here
This story reports what happened without casting Letlow in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward Letlow’s record.
People in this story
SWIPE →Representative and Republican Senate candidate who led the primary
Incumbent senator eliminated from the Republican primary runoff
Cassidy's version of this story ↗President who endorsed Letlow and whose past impeachment trial was cited in the race
Secretary of Defense, mentioned as a cabinet nominee Cassidy supported
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
Part of a bigger story
43 OUTLETSJulia 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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