Senator Bill Cassidy Loses Re-Election Bid in Louisiana
Senator Bill Cassidy finished third in the Louisiana primary after facing a challenge from Trump-backed candidates Julia Letlow and John Fleming. Cassidy is the first elected U.S. senator to lose re-nomination since 2012 following his 2021 vote to convict the former president.
Two-term Republican Senator Bill Cassidy lost his re-election bid in Louisiana's primary on Saturday, finishing third behind Trump-backed Julia Letlow and state Treasurer John Fleming. Cassidy, a physician who first won election to the Senate in 2014 by defeating Democrat Mary Landrieu and was re-elected in 2020 with nearly 60% of the vote, is the first elected senator to lose a re-nomination bid since 2012.
Letlow led the field with 45.2% of the vote, while Fleming secured 28.3% with 98% of ballots counted, the Associated Press reported. The two candidates will advance to a June 27 runoff to determine the Republican nominee. The winner of that contest will face Democrat Jamie Davis in the November general election.
