Republican Senator Cassidy loses Louisiana primary after opposing Trump
Key takeaways
- Bill Cassidy is among seven Republican senators who voted to convict Trump after the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack.
- Cassidy failed to secure enough support in the southern state on Saturday to advance to a run-off, finishing behind Representative Julia Letlow and State Treasurer John Fleming.
- Cassidy was one of seven Republican senators who voted to convict Trump after the attack on the US Capitol by Trump supporters who sought to overturn Trump’s 2020 election loss.
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Bill Cassidy is among seven Republican senators who voted to convict Trump after the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Senator Bill Cassidy with his wife, Laura Cassidy, by his side addresses his supporters as he concedes defeat in his primary election on May 16, 2026 [Michael De Mocker/Getty Images via AFP]By Al Jazeera Staff, AP and Reuters Published On 17 May 202617 May 2026US Senator Bill Cassidy has lost his Louisiana Republican primary after years of criticism from supporters of Donald Trump over his vote to convict the United States president during his 2021 impeachment trial linked to the January 6 Capitol attack that year.
Cassidy failed to secure enough support in the southern state on Saturday to advance to a run-off, finishing behind Representative Julia Letlow and State Treasurer John Fleming. The two will face each other in a second round of voting on June 27.