A Trump-endorsed challenger defeated Bill Cassidy in the Louisiana Republican Senate primary on Saturday, more than five years after the two-term senator voted to impeach the president for the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol.
Republican congresswoman Julia Letlow came in first place on Saturday with about 45 per cent of the vote, followed by Louisiana state treasurer John Fleming on about 28 per cent, according to the Associated Press. Cassidy trailed on 25 per cent.
Under Louisiana state law, because no candidate cleared a 50 per cent threshold, the top two candidates will advance to a run-off, to be held on June 27. The Republican nominee will be favoured to beat the Democratic candidate in the conservative state in November’s midterm elections.