Louisiana Voters Just Ended Bill Cassidy's Senate Career After Two Terms and One Key Vote
By Joe Cunningham | 11:19 PM on May 16, 2026
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Bill Cassidy voted to convict Donald Trump in February 2021. Louisiana Republicans spent five years deciding what to do about it. On Saturday, they gave their answer.
Cassidy, who has represented Louisiana in the U.S. Senate since 2015, did not finish in the top two of the Republican primary. He will not advance to the June 27 runoff. His Senate career is over.
The two candidates who did advance, Trump-endorsed Rep. Julia Letlow and State Treasurer John Fleming, now face each other in a runoff that will determine which of them represents the Louisiana Republican Party against the Democratic nominee in November. In Louisiana, that general election is a formality. The real race ends June 27.
THERE WERE SIGNS: There's a Really Good Chance Bill Cassidy Doesn't Even Make His Own Run-Off on Saturday
The Impeachment Vote That Defined a Career's End
Cassidy was one of seven Senate Republicans to vote to convict Trump following the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. The vote made him a target. The Republican Party of Louisiana censured him formally. Trump kept score. And for the next four years, every poll, every challenger, and every endorsement in this race was shaped by that single vote.
Trump endorsed Letlow on January 18, 2026. She entered the race two days later. The message was unambiguous: Louisiana is one of the most Trump-aligned states in the country, and the president wanted Cassidy gone. According to reports, Cassidy was the only Republican senator Trump's team actively targeted for defeat in this cycle. Saturday's result suggests the effort worked.
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