Louisiana Republican Senator Bill Cassidy faces a critical primary election this Saturday as he fights to hold onto his seat. Cassidy is involved in a tight, three-way race against two popular rivals, including a challenger backed by President Donald Trump.
Cassidy, a Republican moderate, is one of seven Republicans who voted to convict Trump in his 2021 impeachment trial. This decision has put the two at political odds for more than five years and has led Trump to back an insurgency against the senator.
The stakes are high for Cassidy's political career. If he loses the primary, he could become the first elected Senate incumbent to lose renomination in more than a decade. Furthermore, Louisiana voters could boot a sitting U.S. senator for the first time in nearly 100 years.