A Donald Trump-backed candidate for a critical Senate seat in Louisiana will advance to the runoffs, leaving Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) to claw for second place.
Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA) was leading with more than 40 percent of the vote late on Saturday, according to live reporting by CNN. Behind her was Louisiana State Treasurer John Fleming with just under 30 percent of the vote.
Cassidy was struggling to reel in more than a quarter of the votes late into the night. The GOP incumbent was facing the ire of Trump for voting to convict him during his second impeachment over the Jan. 6, 2021, attacks on the U.S. Capitol.
Letlow will compete in a Republican Senate primary runoff June 27 in Louisiana, NBC News projects. The question is whether she’ll face Cassidy or Fleming, since none of the candidates are projected to garner majority support.
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