Letlow, Fleming advance to runoff in Louisiana GOP Senate primary, CBS News projects
Source: Politics - CBSNews.com · Bias: Center
Summary
Incumbent GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy, who had occasionally broken with the Trump administration, did not advance to the runoff, CBS News projected.
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