Overview
- NBC News projected Saturday that Rep. Julia Letlow advanced to a GOP Senate runoff, with Sen. Bill Cassidy trailing in third as state treasurer John Fleming, a largely self-funded conservative, fights for the second spot.
- Louisiana’s top-two system sends the leading pair to a June 27 runoff if no candidate wins a majority in the primary.
- President Trump endorsed Letlow and on Election Day called Cassidy “disloyal” on Truth Social, sharpening pressure on the incumbent.
- Cassidy’s 2021 vote to convict Trump has defined the race, with some voters saying they showed up to vote him out and others praising his independence.
- A Cassidy defeat would be unusual, since no elected Republican senator has lost a primary since 2012.