Event overview
Live Results: Louisiana midterm state and congressional primaries
Louisiana voters are conducting a revamped state primary to determine congress and state seats, including incumbent Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, who faces a Republican primary challenge amid Trump’s influence. Coverage from NPR, NBC News, and PBS NewsHour emphasizes Cassidy’s vote to convict Trump in 2021 and the subsequent primary challenge from a Trump-backed candidate, Julia Letlow, as well as other Republican contenders. The reports note Cassidy’s incumbency and the broader GOP dynamic with Trump’s ongoing impact on the race, while PBS frames the event as Cassidy’s bid for a third term and the primary being a test of his survival within the party. Disagreements are not evident across sources on these core items, though emphasis varies by outlet.
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PBS NewsHour
9/10Factual: very-high · Credibility: high
NPR
9/10Factual: very-high · Credibility: high
NBC News
7/10Factual: mostly-factual · Credibility: high
Fox News
5/10Factual: mixed · Credibility: medium
The Guardian US
7/10Factual: mostly-factual · Credibility: high
Live Results: Louisiana midterm state and congressional primaries
WASHINGTON (AP) — Louisiana voters will participate in a revamped and stripped-down state primary Saturday and decide the political fate of an embattled Republican U.S. senator targeted for defeat by President Donald Trump. Sen. Bill Cassidy is running for a third term but first must overcome a Republican primary.
This Republican voted to convict Trump. Now he's up for reelection. Can he survive?
Sen. Bill Cassidy poses for a portrait after a campaign event in Baton Rouge, La. on May 4, 2026. Annie Flanagan for NPR hide caption BATON ROUGE, La. — Most of the seven Republican senators who voted to convict President Trump after the January 6th insurrection have retired. Not Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana — he is.
Sen. Bill Cassidy faces a primary for the first time since his Trump impeachment vote
Sen. Bill Cassidy’s political career is at stake on Saturday as Louisiana voters weigh in on the Republican for the first time since he voted to convict President Donald Trump in his 2021 impeachment trial. Cassidy, a two-term senator, faces a primary challenge from Trump-backed Rep. Julia Letlow and state Treasurer.
After Indiana purge, Trump sets sights on Louisiana’s Bill Cassidy
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., argues he can work alongside President Donald Trump, and takes aim at Rep. Julia Letlow, R-La., over DEI-related initiatives, casting her as out of touch with conservative voters. BATON ROUGE, La. — After taking out five Indiana state senators who opposed his push for congressional.
Republican Louisiana senator in tough primary after Trump backs opponent
Bill Cassidy raised ire of US president for voting to impeach after January 6 – so Trump is backing Julia Letlow The power of Donald Trump ’s endorsement will be put to its latest test on Saturday, when Louisiana holds primary elections in which the US senator Bill Cassidy, who voted to impeach the president following.