The Republican senator, Bill Cassidy officially lost his primary on Saturday, in a major shift as voters in Louisiana opted instead to send two challengers to a runoff election following an exceptional intervention by Donald Trump to oust the incumbent.

Cassidy’s bid to win the Republican party’s nomination for a third time was jeopardized by his decision to vote in favor of Trump’s conviction after the January 6 uprising.

Trump backed US representative Julia Letlow when she entered the Senate race earlier this year, offering an endorsement aimed at unseating Cassidy-a strategy that has now successfully paid off.

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