米上院選の共和党予備選挙のため、ルイジアナ州の有権者が土曜日に投票所に足を運んだ。現職のビル・カシディ上院議員に対し、ドナルド・トランプ前大統領の強い関与がある中、ジュリア・レットロウ下院議員とジョン・フレミング州財務長官が挑戦した。
この予備選は、過去に反旗を翻した共和党員を排除しようとするトランプ氏の取り組みを占う重要な試金石となった。2021年1月6日の連邦議会議事堂襲撃事件後、トランプ氏の弾劾裁判で有罪票を投じた7人の共和党上院議員の一人であるカシディ氏は、過去の遺恨よりも未来に焦点を合わせていると主張した。カシディ氏はインタビューで「私は今日勝利する」と語り、「決選投票にもつれ込むかもしれない。しかし、私は常に国と国民の利益のために投票し続ける」と述べた。
Xのユーザーは、現職のビル・カシディ氏をジュリア・レットロウ氏がリードしているというルイジアナ州共和党上院予備選の序盤の開票結果に反応しており、カシディ氏の苦戦の要因をトランプ氏の弾劾に賛成したことにあるとする声が多い。投稿ではトランプ氏の影響力が強調され、RINO（名ばかりの共和党員）に対する反発感情が示されている。
JUST IN: Sen. Bill Cassidy is getting DESTROYED by Louisiana Republican voters. Live vote totals below - but right now he's barely getting 23 percent of the vote. Retribution after he voted to convict President Trump over J6. Better pay attention John Cornyn - you're next. pic.twitter.com/ChVJpU3azb
— toddstarnes (@toddstarnes) 2026年5月17日
Big lead for @RepLetlow in Louisiana Senate primary! @POTUS Trump’s pick is winning big against RINO Bill Cassidy.
— Zaida Alicea (@zaida_alicea) 2026年5月17日
Louisiana is rejecting weakness — America First is here to stay! 🙏🏻🇺🇸 God bless Julia Letlow! #MAGA
And I’m watching Louisiana, Cassidy looks to be going down in flames.
— Texas Whimsy ™️ (@TexasWhimsy) 2026年5月17日
LOUISIANA! DO NOT VOTE FOR BILL CASSIDY! HE IS PART OF THE PROBLEM! NOT THE SOLUTION! https://t.co/b0W9d7aMMX
— GodblsAmerica220 (@GodblsAmerica2) 2026年5月17日
In Louisiana Julia Letlow is ahead of Bill Cassidy for U. S. Senate. Cassidy turned against Trump and the voters turned against Cassidy. Good job.
— @FrenchiGranny (@frenchigranny) 2026年5月17日
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Voters in Indiana’s May 5, 2026, Republican primaries ousted a majority of state Senate incumbents who had opposed President Donald Trump’s push for a rare mid-decade congressional redistricting plan, according to early results reported by The Associated Press. Trump had endorsed challengers in most of those races after the plan failed in the legislature late last year.
Following state Rep. James Talarico's win over U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett in the March 4, 2026, Democratic U.S. Senate primary, and Sen. John Cornyn's first-place finish short of a majority against Attorney General Ken Paxton in the GOP contest, new details emerge on record costs, party reactions, and a May 26 runoff outlook amid concerns over unity and funding.
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Voters in Ohio and Indiana participated in primary elections on May 5, 2026, testing Republican loyalty to President Trump and Democratic enthusiasm. Trump's political operation targeted Indiana state senators who opposed redistricting, while economic concerns like high gas prices dominated discussions in Ohio. Key races for governor, U.S. Senate, and House seats saw several outcomes called by the Associated Press.
Steve Bannon has criticized two of Donald Trump's top campaign aides for supporting incumbent Senator John Cornyn in the upcoming Texas Republican Senate primary, while backing Attorney General Ken Paxton. Trump plans to visit Corpus Christi, Texas, on Friday without endorsing any candidate, as Paxton, Cornyn, and Representative Wesley Hunt are expected to attend. The primary is set for Tuesday, with polls showing Paxton in the lead.
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In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's April 29, 2026, decision in Louisiana v. Callais declaring the state's congressional map an unconstitutional racial gerrymander (as covered previously in this series), Louisiana has suspended its upcoming primaries for U.S. House races. The ruling affects one of the state's two Democratic-held majority-Black districts. Other primaries, including U.S. Senate, proceed May 16.
Les Républicains (LR) will hold a political bureau meeting next Tuesday to present a committee's conclusions on selecting their candidate for the 2027 presidential election. The gathering follows municipal elections amid a crumbling centrist bloc. Options such as open or closed primaries will be put to a member vote before summer.
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Democratic candidates have frequently run ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris’ 2024 margins in recent special elections held after President Donald Trump began his second term in January 2025, according to analyses tracking results across states and districts. Republicans and some analysts caution that special elections are often low-turnout contests that do not always predict general-election outcomes.