Republican Senator Bill Cassidy won a second term Tuesday as he easily avoided a runoff in a race that featured 14 challengers. Cassidy received 59% of the vote and his closest competitor; Democratic Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins garnered 19%. Cassidy says he’ll continue to uphold conservative ideals.
“We’ve got two visions of the United States, one vision is where we the people kind of make our own decisions and the other vision is where folks in Washington DC make decisions for us. I’m for you, I’m for us,” said Cassidy.
With his wife and children beside him during his acceptance speech, Cassidy vowed to return to DC to fight for his constituents.
“I’m a problem solver, I don’t go to Washington to have something listed on my obituary that he was a Senator. I went to Washington to try to do something good for my state, and for my country and for the citizens of both,” said Cassidy.
Perkins thanked his supporters during his concession speech for their work on his campaign that started in July. Perkins says over four months ago running for Congress was not on his radar.
“I watched as COVID-19 robbed us of our neighbors, our friends, loved ones. I saw small businesses, staples in our community, shutter their doors. I stepped forward to serve to do everything I could to fight for the resources and help that Shreveporters needed,” said Perkins.
Perkins congratulated Sen Cassidy on his victory, told supporters to pray for Cassidy, and encouraged a united front.
“These are very dark times for all of us, but Louisiana our best days are ahead. If we look past our differences and find that common ground, if we work together, we can bring this virus under control and build our economy back stronger,” said Perkins.
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