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Letlow, Fleming advance to runoff in Louisiana GOP Senate primary, CBS News projects

CBS News projected that Letlow advanced from the Republican primary to a runoff with John Fleming.

Letlow, Fleming advance to runoff in Louisiana GOP Senate primary, CBS News projects
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May 17, 2026
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CBS News projected that Julia Letlow and John Fleming advanced to a runoff in Louisiana’s Republican Senate primary, eliminating incumbent Bill Cassidy. Letlow and Fleming are set to face off on June 27.

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Julia Letlow R · LA-5
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No 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.

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Julia Letlow
R · LA-5

Louisiana representative and Republican Senate candidate advancing to the runoff

PRIMARY SUBJECT

Louisiana state treasurer and Republican Senate candidate advancing to the runoff

Fleming's version of this story ↗
Bill Cassidy
R · LA · SEN

Louisiana senator defeated in the Republican Senate primary

Cassidy's version of this story ↗
Mitt Romney
Former U.S. Senator (R-UT)

Former senator who praised Cassidy after his defeat

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who endorsed Letlow and commented on the primary result

John Thune
R · SD · SEN

Senate majority leader who supported Cassidy

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

Secretary of Health and Human Services whose leadership Cassidy had criticized

Democratic Senate candidate projected to win her party’s nomination

Democratic Senate candidate who lost the party’s nomination contest

Democratic Senate candidate who lost the party’s nomination contest

Tim Scott
R · SC · SEN

Senator and NRSC leader mentioned in Thune’s remarks

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8 OUTLETS
Steve Scalise Endorses Julia Letlow for Louisiana Senate

Outlets agree that Julia Letlow and John Fleming advanced to a June 27 runoff in Louisiana’s Republican Senate primary, while Bill Cassidy did not. Center outlets focus on the runoff and Scalise’s endorsement, with some also casting the primary as a test of Trump’s influence. Right-leaning outlets frame Cassidy’s defeat as a Trump-aligned victory, with one tying it to his vote to convict Trump and the other criticizing his pharmaceutical ties.

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