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Louisiana election results from senate to amendments | Local Elections

Cassidy finished third in Louisiana’s Republican Senate primary and lost his reelection bid.

Louisiana election results from senate to amendments | Local Elections
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May 17, 2026
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Bill Cassidy finished third in Louisiana’s Republican Senate primary, behind Julia Letlow and John Fleming. The election recap also reports voters rejected proposed constitutional amendments and encountered confusion under the state’s new semi-closed primary system.

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Bill Cassidy R · LA · SEN
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This story reports what happened without casting Cassidy in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward Cassidy’s record.

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Bill Cassidy
R · LA · SEN

Louisiana senator who lost the Republican primary

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who backed Letlow and opposed Cassidy

Julia Letlow
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Louisiana representative and Republican Senate candidate

Republican Senate candidate in Louisiana

ALSO MENTIONED  Billy Burris, Winner of a seat on the Louisiana Supreme Court; Ellie Schroder, Candidate for the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education; John Young, Candidate for the Public Service Commission; Joseph Cao, Candidate for the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education; Stephanie Hilferty, Candidate for the Public Service Commission

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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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