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Louisiana Voters Just Ended Bill Cassidy's Senate Career After Two Terms and One Key Vote

Fleming will face Julia Letlow in the runoff after building his campaign without Trump’s formal backing.

Louisiana Voters Just Ended Bill Cassidy's Senate Career After Two Terms and One Key Vote
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This article1 analysis · Oct 6, 2026
May 17, 2026
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Bill Cassidy finished outside the top two in Louisiana’s Republican Senate primary and will not advance to the June 27 runoff. The article presents his 2021 vote to convict Donald Trump as a defining factor in the race, which now pits Julia Letlow against John Fleming.

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Julia Letlow
R · LA-5

Senate runoff candidate

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Bill Cassidy
R · LA · SEN

Louisiana senator eliminated from the Republican primary

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who endorsed Letlow

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Letlow and Fleming Advance to Louisiana Senate Runoff

Outlets agree that Bill Cassidy lost Louisiana’s Republican Senate primary and Julia Letlow and John Fleming advanced to a runoff. Fleming’s role is to face Letlow in the contest for the Republican nomination. Left-leaning outlets connect the result to Trump’s endorsement and Cassidy’s past impeachment vote, while also noting Cassidy’s criticism of election denial. Center outlets mostly report the result and place it in the context of Trump’s influence, with some also discussing election-process issues or the runoff outlook. Right-leaning outlets more strongly cast Cassidy’s defeat as tied to Trump’s influence and Cassidy’s vote to convict him.

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