Sen. Bill Cassidy’s primary challengers are projected to advance in a competitive contest for his Louisiana Senate seat — locking the incumbent out of a path forward.
Rep. Julia Letlow, who received President Donald Trump’s endorsement, and state treasurer and former Rep. John Fleming, a MAGA darling, will advance to a runoff for the Republican nomination on June 27, the Associated Press projected Saturday.
Cassidy’s relationship with Trump, whom he voted to convict after the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol in 2021, has long been tense. And his projected loss gives Trump another win in his revenge campaign against Republicans who crossed him.