Endorsements by Donald Trump

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This page is updated weekly with endorsements made by President Donald Trump (R).

During Trump's presidency from 2017 to 2021, Ballotpedia tracked 305 endorsements. This page was last updated May 17, 2023.


Endorsements include official statements, appearances at campaign rallies, and direct participation in campaign ads and materials. Endorsements issued prior to a special election where the candidate is also running in a regularly scheduled election on the same day are counted as endorsements in both races.

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This page organizes Trump's endorsements by year:


Endorsements by Donald Trump, 2018-2023
Election year Total endorsements Primary endorsements Primary success rate General election endorsements General election success rate
2024 4 4 0% 0 N/A
2023 3 3 67% 1 0%
2022 276 241 93% 254 83%
2021 5 3 100% 3 67%
2020 188 121 97% 182 78%
2019 10 5 80% 9 67%
2018 99 37 95% 95 59%
Note: This table does not include endorsements made in presidential elections.

2024[edit]

This section includes all of President Trump's endorsements in regularly scheduled and special elections, made before and after primary elections.


U.S. Senate endorsements by Donald Trump, 2024
Candidate Status Office sought Endorsement type Outcome
Kari Lake (R)  source Open seat U.S. Senate Arizona Primary
Jim Banks (R)  source Open seat U.S. Senate Indiana Primary


U.S. House endorsements by Donald Trump, 2024
Candidate Status Office sought Endorsement type Outcome
Andy Ogles (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Tennessee District 5 Primary


State executive endorsements by Donald Trump, 2024
Candidate Status Office sought Endorsement type Outcome
Mark Robinson (R)  source Open seat Governor of North Carolina Primary

2023[edit]

This section includes all of President Trump's endorsements in regularly scheduled and special elections, made before and after primary elections.


State legislative endorsements by Donald Trump, 2023
Candidate Status Office sought Endorsement type Outcome
Janel Brandtjen (R)  source Open seat Wisconsin State Senate District 8 (special) Primary Lost primary


State executive endorsements by Donald Trump, 2023
Candidate Status Office sought Endorsement type Outcome
Daniel Cameron (R)  source Challenger Governor of Kentucky Primary, General Won primary
Jeff Landry (R)  source Open seat Governor of Louisiana Primary Won primary

2022[edit]

This section includes all of President Trump's endorsements in regularly scheduled and special elections, made before and after primary elections. Click here to view analysis of Trump's 2022 endorsements.


U.S. Senate endorsements by Donald Trump, 2022
Candidate Status Office sought Endorsement type Outcome
Katie Britt (R)  source Open seat U.S. Senate Alabama Primary Runoff, General Won general
Kelly Tshibaka (R)  source Challenger U.S. Senate Alaska Primary, General Lost general
Blake Masters (R)  source 1 source 2 Challenger U.S. Senate Arizona Primary, General Lost general
John Boozman (R)  source Incumbent U.S. Senate Arkansas Primary, General Won general
Leora Levy (R)  source Challenger U.S. Senate Connecticut Primary, General Lost general
Marco Rubio (R)  source 1 source 2 Incumbent U.S. Senate Florida Primary, General Won general
Herschel Walker (R)  source 1 source 2 Challenger U.S. Senate Georgia Primary, General, General Runoff Lost general runoff
Mike Crapo (R)  source Incumbent U.S. Senate Idaho Primary, General Won general
Chuck Grassley (R)  source Incumbent U.S. Senate Iowa Primary, General Won general
Jerry Moran (R)  source Incumbent U.S. Senate Kansas Primary, General Won general
Rand Paul (R)  source Incumbent U.S. Senate Kentucky Primary, General Won general
John Neely Kennedy (R)  source Incumbent U.S. Senate Louisiana Primary Won primary
Eric Schmitt (R)  source Open seat U.S. Senate Missouri General Won general
Adam Laxalt (R)  source Challenger U.S. Senate Nevada Primary, General Lost general
Don Bolduc (R)  source Challenger U.S. Senate New Hampshire General Lost general
Ted Budd (R)  source Open seat U.S. Senate North Carolina Primary, General Won general
John Hoeven (R)  source Incumbent U.S. Senate North Dakota Primary, General Won general
J.D. Vance (R)  source 1 source 2 Open seat U.S. Senate Ohio Primary, General Won general
James Lankford (R)  source Incumbent U.S. Senate Oklahoma General Won general
Markwayne Mullin (R)  source Open seat U.S. Senate Oklahoma (special) Primary Runoff, General Won general
Mehmet Oz (R)  source 1 source 2 Open seat U.S. Senate Pennsylvania Primary, General Lost general
Sean Parnell (R)  source Open seat U.S. Senate Pennsylvania Primary Not on the ballot primary
Tim Scott (R)  source Incumbent U.S. Senate South Carolina Primary, General Won general
Mike Lee (R)  source Incumbent U.S. Senate Utah Primary, General Won general
Gerald Malloy (R)  source Open seat U.S. Senate Vermont General Lost general
Ronald Harold Johnson (R)  source Incumbent U.S. Senate Wisconsin Primary, General Won general


U.S. House endorsements by Donald Trump, 2022
Candidate Status Office sought Endorsement type Outcome
Jerry Carl (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Alabama District 1 Primary, General Won general
Barry Moore (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Alabama District 2 Primary, General Won general
Mike Rogers (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Alabama District 3 Primary, General Won general
Robert Aderholt (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Alabama District 4 Primary, General Won general
Dale Strong (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Alabama District 5 General Won general
Gary Palmer (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Alabama District 6 Primary, General Won general
Sarah Palin (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Alaska At-large District (special) Primary, General Lost general
Sarah Palin (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Alaska At-large District Primary, General Lost general
David Schweikert (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Arizona District 1 Primary, General Won general
Eli Crane (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Arizona District 2 Primary, General Won general
Kelly Cooper (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Arizona District 4 General Lost general
Debbie Lesko (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Arizona District 8 Primary, General Won general
Paul Gosar (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Arizona District 9 Primary, General Won general
Rick Crawford (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Arkansas District 1 Primary, General Won general
Bruce Westerman (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Arkansas District 4 Primary, General Won general
Doug LaMalfa (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House California District 1 Primary, General Won general
Kevin McCarthy (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House California District 20 Primary, General Won general
Connie Conway (R)  source Open seat U.S. House California District 22 (special) General Won general
Jay Obernolte (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House California District 23 Primary, General Won general
Kevin Kiley (R)  source Open seat U.S. House California District 3 Primary, General Won general
Ken Calvert (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House California District 41 Primary, General Won general
Darrell Issa (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House California District 48 Primary, General Won general
Tom McClintock (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House California District 5 Primary, General Won general
Lauren Boebert (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Colorado District 3 Primary, General Won general
Matt Gaetz (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Florida District 1 Primary, General Won general
Gus M. Bilirakis (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Florida District 12 Primary, General Won general
Anna Paulina Luna (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Florida District 13 Primary, General Won general
Vern Buchanan (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Florida District 16 Primary, General Won general
Greg Steube (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Florida District 17 Primary, General Won general
Scott Franklin (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Florida District 18 Primary, General Won general
Byron Donalds (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Florida District 19 Primary, General Won general
Neal Dunn (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Florida District 2 Primary, General Won general
Brian Mast (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Florida District 21 Primary, General Won general
Mario Diaz-Balart (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Florida District 26 Primary, General Won general
Carlos Gimenez (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Florida District 28 Primary, General Won general
Kat Cammack (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Florida District 3 Primary, General Won general
Aaron Bean (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Florida District 4 General Won general
John Rutherford (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Florida District 5 Primary, General Won general
Michael Waltz (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Florida District 6 Primary, General Won general
Cory Mills (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Florida District 7 General Won general
Earl Carter (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Georgia District 1 Primary, General Won general
Mike Collins (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Georgia District 10 General Won general
Vernon Jones (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Georgia District 10 Primary, Primary Runoff Lost primary runoff
Barry Loudermilk (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Georgia District 11 Primary, General Won general
Rick Allen (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Georgia District 12 Primary, General Won general
Marjorie Taylor Greene (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Georgia District 14 Primary, General Won general
Jake Evans (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Georgia District 6 Primary, Primary Runoff Lost primary runoff
Rich McCormick (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Georgia District 6 General Won general
Andrew Clyde (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Georgia District 9 Primary, General Won general
Russ Fulcher (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Idaho District 1 Primary, General Won general
Mike Bost (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Illinois District 12 Primary, General Won general
Mary Miller (R)  source 1 source 2 Incumbent U.S. House Illinois District 15 Primary, General Won general
Darin LaHood (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Illinois District 16 Primary, General Won general
Jackie Walorski (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Indiana District 2 Primary Not on the ballot general
Jim Banks (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Indiana District 3 Primary, General Won general
Jim Baird (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Indiana District 4 Primary, General Won general
Victoria Spartz (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Indiana District 5 Primary, General Won general
Greg Pence (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Indiana District 6 Primary, General Won general
Larry Bucshon (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Indiana District 8 Primary, General Won general
Erin Houchin (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Indiana District 9 General Won general
Ashley Hinson (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Iowa District 2 Primary, General Won general
Zach Nunn (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Iowa District 3 Primary, General Won general
Randy Feenstra (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Iowa District 4 Primary, General Won general
Tracey Mann (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Kansas District 1 Primary, General Won general
James Comer Jr. (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Kentucky District 1 Primary, General Won general
Brett Guthrie (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Kentucky District 2 Primary, General Won general
Thomas Massie (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Kentucky District 4 Primary, General Won general
Hal Rogers (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Kentucky District 5 Primary, General Won general
Andy Barr (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Kentucky District 6 Primary, General Won general
Steve Scalise (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Louisiana District 1 Primary Won primary
Clay Higgins (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Louisiana District 3 Primary Won primary
Mike Johnson (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Louisiana District 4 Primary Won primary
John James (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Michigan District 10 Primary, General Won general
John Moolenaar (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Michigan District 2 Primary, General Won general
John Gibbs (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Michigan District 3 Primary, General Lost general
Bill Huizenga (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Michigan District 4 Primary, General Won general
Steve Carra (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Michigan District 4 Primary Not on the ballot primary
Tim Walberg (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Michigan District 5 Primary, General Won general
Lisa McClain (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Michigan District 9 Primary, General Won general
Trent Kelly (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Mississippi District 1 Primary, General Won general
Mike Ezell (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Mississippi District 4 General Won general
Blaine Luetkemeyer (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Missouri District 3 Primary, General Won general
Mark Alford (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Missouri District 4 General Won general
Sam Graves (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Missouri District 6 Primary, General Won general
Eric Burlison (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Missouri District 7 General Won general
Jason Smith (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Missouri District 8 Primary, General Won general
Ryan Zinke (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Montana District 1 Primary, General Won general
Matt Rosendale (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Montana District 2 Primary, General Won general
Adrian Smith (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Nebraska District 3 Primary, General Won general
Karoline Leavitt (R)  source Challenger U.S. House New Hampshire District 1 General Lost general
Bob Burns (R)  source Challenger U.S. House New Hampshire District 2 General Lost general
Nicole Malliotakis (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House New York District 11 Primary, General Won general
Elise Stefanik (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House New York District 21 Primary, General Won general
Nick Langworthy (R)  source Challenger U.S. House New York District 23 General Won general
Claudia Tenney (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House New York District 24 Primary, General Won general
Sandy Smith (R)  source Open seat U.S. House North Carolina District 1 General Lost general
Patrick T. McHenry (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House North Carolina District 10 Primary, General Won general
Madison Cawthorn (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House North Carolina District 11 Primary Lost primary
Bo Hines (R)  source Open seat U.S. House North Carolina District 13 Primary, General Lost general
Gregory Murphy (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House North Carolina District 3 Primary, General Won general
Virginia Foxx (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House North Carolina District 5 Primary, General Won general
David Rouzer (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House North Carolina District 7 Primary, General Won general
Dan Bishop (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House North Carolina District 8 Primary, General Won general
Richard Hudson (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House North Carolina District 9 Primary, General Won general
Kelly Armstrong (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House North Dakota At-large District Primary, General Won general
Steve Chabot (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Ohio District 1 Primary, General Lost general
Michael Turner (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Ohio District 10 Primary, General Won general
Troy Balderson (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Ohio District 12 Primary, General Won general
Madison Gesiotto Gilbert (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Ohio District 13 Primary, General Lost general
Mike Carey (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Ohio District 15 Primary, General Won general
Brad Wenstrup (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Ohio District 2 Primary, General Won general
Jim Jordan (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Ohio District 4 Primary, General Won general
Bob Latta (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Ohio District 5 Primary, General Won general
Bill Johnson (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Ohio District 6 Primary, General Won general
Max Miller (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Ohio District 7 Primary, General Won general
Warren Davidson (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Ohio District 8 Primary, General Won general
J.R. Majewski (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Ohio District 9 Primary, General Lost general
Kevin Hern (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Oklahoma District 1 Primary, General Won general
Josh Brecheen (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Oklahoma District 2 General Won general
Frank Lucas (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Oklahoma District 3 Primary, General Won general
Tom Cole (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Oklahoma District 4 Primary, General Won general
Scott Perry (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Pennsylvania District 10 Primary, General Won general
Lloyd Smucker (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Pennsylvania District 11 Primary, General Won general
Guy Reschenthaler (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Pennsylvania District 14 Primary, General Won general
Glenn Thompson (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Pennsylvania District 15 General Won general
Mike Kelly (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Pennsylvania District 16 Primary, General Won general
Jim Bognet (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Pennsylvania District 8 Primary, General Lost general
Dan Meuser (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Pennsylvania District 9 General Won general
Katie Arrington (R)  source Challenger U.S. House South Carolina District 1 Primary Lost primary
Joe Wilson (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House South Carolina District 2 Primary, General Won general
Jeff Duncan (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House South Carolina District 3 Primary, General Won general
William Timmons (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House South Carolina District 4 Primary, General Won general
Ralph Norman (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House South Carolina District 5 Primary, General Won general
Russell Fry (R)  source 1 source 2 Challenger U.S. House South Carolina District 7 Primary, General Won general
Diana Harshbarger (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Tennessee District 1 Primary, General Won general
Charles J. Fleischmann (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Tennessee District 3 Primary, General Won general
Andy Ogles (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Tennessee District 5 General Won general
Morgan Ortagus (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Tennessee District 5 Primary Not on the ballot primary
Mark Green (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Tennessee District 7 Primary, General Won general
Nathaniel Moran (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Texas District 1 General Won general
Michael McCaul (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Texas District 10 Primary, General Won general
August Pfluger (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Texas District 11 Primary, General Won general
Kay Granger (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Texas District 12 Primary, General Won general
Ronny L. Jackson (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Texas District 13 Primary, General Won general
Randy Weber (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Texas District 14 Primary, General Won general
Monica De La Cruz (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Texas District 15 Primary, General Won general
Jodey Arrington (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Texas District 19 Primary, General Won general
Troy Nehls (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Texas District 22 Primary, General Won general
Beth Van Duyne (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Texas District 24 Primary, General Won general
Roger Williams (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Texas District 25 Primary, General Won general
Michael Cloud (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Texas District 27 Primary, General Won general
Keith Self (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Texas District 3 General Won general
John Carter (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Texas District 31 Primary, General Won general
Brian Babin (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Texas District 36 Primary, General Won general
Wesley Hunt (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Texas District 38 Primary, General Won general
Pat Fallon (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Texas District 4 Primary, General Won general
Lance Gooden (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Texas District 5 Primary, General Won general
Jake Ellzey (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Texas District 6 Primary, General Won general
Morgan Luttrell (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Texas District 8 General Won general
Chris Stewart (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Utah District 2 Primary, General Won general
Burgess Owens (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Utah District 4 Primary, General Won general
Robert J. Wittman (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Virginia District 1 Primary, General Won general
Bob Good (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Virginia District 5 Convention, General Won general
Benjamin Lee Cline (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Virginia District 6 Primary, General Won general
Yesli Vega (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Virginia District 7 General Lost general
H. Morgan Griffith (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Virginia District 9 Primary, General Won general
Joe Kent (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Washington District 3 Primary, General Lost general
Loren Culp (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Washington District 4 Primary Lost primary
Carol Miller (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House West Virginia District 1 Primary, General Won general
Alexander Mooney (R)  source 1 source 2 Incumbent U.S. House West Virginia District 2 Primary, General Won general
Derrick Van Orden (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Wisconsin District 3 Primary, General Won general
Harriet Hageman (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Wyoming At-large District Primary, General Won general


State legislative endorsements by Donald Trump, 2022
Candidate Status Office sought Endorsement type Outcome
David Farnsworth (R)  source Open seat Arizona State Senate District 10 Primary, General Won general
Anthony Kern (R)  source Open seat Arizona State Senate District 27 Primary, General Won general
Janae Shamp (R)  source Open seat Arizona State Senate District 29 Primary, General Won general
Wendy Rogers (R)  source Incumbent Arizona State Senate District 7 Primary, General Won general
Robert Scantlebury (R)  source Challenger Arizona State Senate District 9 Primary, General Lost general
Joe Gruters (R)  source 1 source 2 Incumbent Florida State Senate District 22 Primary, General Won general
Jonathan Lindsey (R)  source Challenger Michigan State Senate District 17 Primary, General Won general
Mike Detmer (R)  source Challenger Michigan State Senate District 22 Primary Lost primary
Mayes Middleton (R)  source Open seat Texas State Senate District 11 Primary, General Won general
Peter P. Flores (R)  source Open seat Texas State Senate District 24 Primary Runoff, General Won general
Adam Hinojosa (R)  source Open seat Texas State Senate District 27 General Lost general
Kevin Sparks (R)  source Open seat Texas State Senate District 31 Primary, General Won general
Steve Carra (R)  source Incumbent Michigan House of Representatives District 36 Primary, General Won general
Rachelle M. Smit (R)  source Open seat Michigan House of Representatives District 43 Primary, General Won general
Matt Maddock (R)  source Incumbent Michigan House of Representatives District 51 Primary, General Won general
Jacky Eubanks (R)  source Open seat Michigan House of Representatives District 63 Primary Lost primary
Kevin Rathbun (R)  source Open seat Michigan House of Representatives District 71 Primary Lost primary
Angela Rigas (R)  source Open seat Michigan House of Representatives District 79 Primary, General Won general
Jon Rocha (R)  source Open seat Michigan House of Representatives District 87 Primary Not on the ballot primary
Mick Bricker (R)  source Challenger Michigan House of Representatives District 88 Primary Lost primary
Mike Hoadley (R)  source Open seat Michigan House of Representatives District 99 Primary, General Won general
Steve Toth (R)  source Incumbent Texas House of Representatives District 15 Primary, General Won general
Ryan Guillen (R)  source Incumbent Texas House of Representatives District 31 Primary, General Won general
Frederick Frazier (R)  source Open seat Texas House of Representatives District 61 Primary Runoff, General Won general
Janel Brandtjen (R)  source Incumbent Wisconsin State Assembly District 22 Primary, General Won general
Adam Steen (R)  source 1 source 2 Challenger Wisconsin State Assembly District 63 Primary, General Lost general


State executive endorsements by Donald Trump, 2022
Candidate Status Office sought Endorsement type Outcome
Mike Dunleavy (R)  source Incumbent Governor of Alaska Primary, General Won general
Kari Lake (R)  source Open seat Governor of Arizona Primary, General Lost general
Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R)  source Open seat Governor of Arkansas Primary, General Won general
David Perdue (R)  source Challenger Governor of Georgia Primary Lost primary
Janice McGeachin (R)  source Challenger Governor of Idaho Primary Lost primary
Darren Bailey (R)  source Challenger Governor of Illinois Primary, General Lost general
Kim Reynolds (R)  source Incumbent Governor of Iowa Primary, General Won general
Derek Schmidt (R)  source Challenger Governor of Kansas Primary, General Lost general
Dan Cox (R)  source Open seat Governor of Maryland Primary, General Lost general
Geoff Diehl (R)  source Open seat Governor of Massachusetts Primary, General Lost general
Tudor Dixon (R)  source Challenger Governor of Michigan Primary, General Lost general
Scott Jensen (R)  source Challenger Governor of Minnesota General Lost general
Charles Herbster (R)  source Open seat Governor of Nebraska Primary Lost primary
Joe Lombardo (R)  source Challenger Governor of Nevada Primary, General Won general
Mark Ronchetti (R)  source Challenger Governor of New Mexico General Lost general
Lee Zeldin (R)  source Challenger Governor of New York General Lost general
Richard Michael DeWine (R)  source Incumbent Governor of Ohio General Won general
Kevin Stitt (R)  source Incumbent Governor of Oklahoma Primary, General Won general
Doug Mastriano (R)  source 1 source 2 Open seat Governor of Pennsylvania Primary, General Lost general
Henry McMaster (R)  source Incumbent Governor of South Carolina Primary, General Won general
Kristi L. Noem (R)  source Incumbent Governor of South Dakota Primary, General Won general
Bill Lee (R)  source Incumbent Governor of Tennessee Primary, General Won general
Greg Abbott (R)  source 1 source 2 Incumbent Governor of Texas Primary, General Won general
Tim Michels (R)  source Challenger Governor of Wisconsin Primary, General Lost general
Burt Jones (R)  source Open seat Lieutenant Governor of Georgia Primary, General Won general
Dan Patrick (R)  source Incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Texas Primary, General Won general
Abraham Hamadeh (R)  source Open seat Attorney General of Arizona Primary, General Lost general
Tim Griffin (R)  source Open seat Attorney General of Arkansas Primary, General Won general
Ashley B. Moody (R)  source Incumbent Attorney General of Florida Primary, General Won general
John Gordon (R)  source Challenger Attorney General of Georgia Primary Lost primary
Brenna Bird (R)  source Challenger Attorney General of Iowa General Won general
Matthew DePerno (R)  source Challenger Attorney General of Michigan Convention, General Lost general
Dave Yost (R)  source Incumbent Attorney General of Ohio Primary, General Won general
Alan Wilson (R)  source Incumbent Attorney General of South Carolina Primary, General Won general
Ken Paxton (R)  source 1 source 2 Incumbent Attorney General of Texas Primary, Primary Runoff, General Won general
Mark Finchem (R)  source Open seat Arizona Secretary of State Primary, General Lost general
Jody Hice (R)  source Challenger Georgia Secretary of State Primary Lost primary
Kristina Karamo (R)  source Challenger Michigan Secretary of State Convention, General Lost general
Kim Crockett (R)  source Challenger Minnesota Secretary of State General Lost general
Jim Marchant (R)  source Open seat Nevada Secretary of State General Lost general
Frank LaRose (R)  source Incumbent Ohio Secretary of State Primary, General Won general
Chuck Gray (R)  source Open seat Wyoming Secretary of State Primary, General Won general
Wilton Simpson (R)  source Open seat Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Primary, General Won general
Sid Miller (R)  source Incumbent Texas Commissioner of Agriculture Primary, General Won general
Keith Faber (R)  source Incumbent Ohio Auditor of State Primary, General Won general
Glenn Hegar (R)  source Incumbent Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Primary, General Won general
Patrick Witt (R)  source Challenger Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner Primary Lost primary
Dawn Buckingham (R)  source Open seat Texas Land Commissioner Primary, Primary Runoff, General Won general
Brian Schroeder (R)  source Incumbent Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Primary Lost primary
Jimmy Patronis (R)  source Incumbent Florida Chief Financial Officer Primary, General Won general
Robert Sprague (R)  source Incumbent Ohio Treasurer Primary, General Won general
Curt Meier (R)  source Incumbent Wyoming Treasurer Primary, General Won general


Local endorsements by Donald Trump, 2022
Candidate Status Office sought Endorsement type Outcome
Phil Sorrells (R)  source Open seat Tarrant County District Attorney Primary, Primary Runoff, General Won general
Juan Carlos Bermudez  source Open seat Miami-Dade County Commission District 12 Primary Won primary
Kevin Marino Cabrera  source Open seat Miami-Dade County Commission District 6 Primary, General Won general
Tim O'Hare (R)  source Open seat Tarrant County Judge Primary, General Won general

Rescinded endorsements[edit]

Rescinded endorsements by Donald Trump, 2022
Candidate Office Status Primary result General result
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Notes on the tables above:

  • U.S. Senate: On August 1, 2022, Trump issued an endorsement in the Republican primary for Missouri Senate, saying in part, "I am therefore proud to announce that ERIC has my Complete and Total Endorsement." Since the endorsement did not specify whether it was for Eric Greitens or Eric Schmitt, it is not included on this page as a primary endorsement.
  • U.S. House: This table does not include Trump's endorsements of Daniel Goldman (D) and Carolyn Maloney (D) in New York's 10th and 12th Congressional District elections, respectively. Click here to view the endorsement of Goldman, and here to view the endorsement of Maloney.
  • U.S. House: Jackie Walorski died in a car accident on August 3, 2022, after the primary took place.

Analysis (2022)[edit]

General election win rate[edit]

According to Ballotpedia’s tracking, Trump endorsed 257 candidates who appeared on the November 8 ballot. This includes all regularly-scheduled general elections at all levels of government, Louisiana’s primaries, and the special U.S. Senate election in Oklahoma.

Trump’s endorsees won 216 of the 257 called races held on Nov. 8 (84%).

Forty of those called races were battleground congressional or gubernatorial elections, rated as either a toss-up or lean/tilt Democratic or Republican by The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, or Sabato’s Crystal Ball.

Trump’s endorsees won 16 of the 41 called battleground races (39%).

Trump’s lowest win rate was in gubernatorial races, where he endorsed 21 candidates. Of the 21 elections, ten of Trump’s endorsees won (48%). The table below shows Trump’s total number of endorsements made and win rates by office level. The “Total” figures cover all candidates who appeared on Nov. 8 ballots and the “Battleground” figures cover the subset from that total number who ran in battleground elections.

General election commentary[edit]

The section below provides commentary on Trump's endorsements in the 2022 general election.

Party strategists said Trump's choice of political novices and others who embraced his false claims that the 2020 election was stolen, proved unattractive to voters. [...] Republicans also complained that Trump did not aggressively back up his endorsements with money, despite his fundraising prowess.[3]
—David Morgan, Gram Slattery, and Jason Lange, Reuters[4]


No one turns out Trump’s voters quite like Trump—as long as he’s on the ballot. In 2016 and 2020, turnout was huge, particularly among the infrequent voters who make up a sizable portion of Trump’s base. In the midterm elections, however, these voters didn’t turn up as much—and Trump’s very presence motivated Democrats and independents to vote against his handpicked candidates in several tight races.[3]
—Alex Shepard, The New Republic[5]


Trump remains quite popular among Republican voters, and his endorsement was decisive in plenty of House primaries this summer. But close association with the twice-impeached president was a clear liability in competitive 2022 House races, turning what would have been a modest-but-solid Republican majority into (at best) a razor-thin one.[3]
—Phillip Wallach, The Washington Post[6]


Endorsements of general-election candidates are, ultimately, statements about which party should win an election. [...] If you believe in the cause of the party as a whole, you are more likely to back some losers in competitive races because those are the people most in need of a boost. So, it’s not really a black mark against Gabbard, or Nikki Haley, or Ron DeSantis, or Glenn Youngkin, or Trump that they supported people who lost competitive races in a year when Republicans lost competitive races.[3]
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review[7]

Opposed and unopposed primary races[edit]

Of the primaries completed before September 15, 2022, 60 candidates (25%) Trump endorsed ran unopposed.[8]

Of the 176 contested primaries that took place before September 15, 2022, in which Trump endorsed (excluding five races in which candidates didn't make the ballot), 159 Trump endorsees won and 17 lost. The endorsement success rate in that group of races was 90%.

Endorsed Republican incumbent challengers[edit]

There were 17 primaries where Trump endorsed a challenger to a Republican incumbent, and six endorsed challengers defeated incumbents. All are listed in the table below.

The two primaries in which GOP incumbents ran against each other due to redistricting are not included here. In West Virginia's 2nd, Trump backed Rep. Alex Mooney (R) against Rep. David McKinley (R), and Mooney won. And in Illinois' 15th, Trump-endorsed Rep. Mary Miller (R) defeated Rep. Rodney Davis (R).

2021[edit]

This section includes all of President Trump's endorsements in regularly scheduled and special elections, made before and after primary elections.


U.S. House endorsements by Donald Trump, 2021
Candidate Status Office sought Endorsement type Outcome
Julia Letlow (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Louisiana District 5 (special) Primary Won primary
Mike Carey (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Ohio District 15 (special) Primary, General Won general
Susan Wright (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Texas District 6 (special) General, General Runoff Lost general runoff


State executive endorsements by Donald Trump, 2021
Candidate Status Office sought Endorsement type Outcome
Glenn Youngkin (R)  source Open seat Governor of Virginia General Won general


Local endorsements by Donald Trump, 2021
Candidate Status Office sought Endorsement type Outcome
Esteban Bovo Jr.  source Open seat Mayor of Hialeah Primary Won primary

2020[edit]

This section includes all of President Trump's endorsements in regularly scheduled and special elections, made before and after primary elections.


U.S. Senate endorsements by Donald Trump, 2020
Candidate Status Office sought Endorsement type Outcome
Tommy Tuberville (R)  source Challenger U.S. Senate Alabama Primary Runoff, General Won general
Daniel S. Sullivan (R)  source Incumbent U.S. Senate Alaska Primary, General Won general
Martha McSally (R)  source Incumbent U.S. Senate Arizona (special) Primary, General Lost general
Cory Gardner (R)  source Incumbent U.S. Senate Colorado Primary, General Lost general
David Perdue (R)  source Incumbent U.S. Senate Georgia Primary, General, General Runoff Lost general runoff
Kelly Loeffler (R)  source Incumbent U.S. Senate Georgia (special) General, General Runoff Lost general runoff
Jim Risch (R)  source Incumbent U.S. Senate Idaho Primary, General Won general
Joni Ernst (R)  source Incumbent U.S. Senate Iowa Primary, General Won general
Roger Marshall (R)  source Open seat U.S. Senate Kansas General Won general
Mitch McConnell (R)  source Incumbent U.S. Senate Kentucky Primary, General Won general
Bill Cassidy (R)  source Incumbent U.S. Senate Louisiana Primary, General Won primary
John James (R)  source Challenger U.S. Senate Michigan General Lost general
Jason Lewis (R)  source Challenger U.S. Senate Minnesota Primary, General Lost general
Cindy Hyde-Smith (R)  source Incumbent U.S. Senate Mississippi Primary, General Won general
Steve Daines (R)  source Incumbent U.S. Senate Montana Primary, General Won general
Ben Sasse (R)  source Incumbent U.S. Senate Nebraska Primary, General Won general
Bryant Messner (R)  source Challenger U.S. Senate New Hampshire Primary, General Lost general
Thom Tillis (R)  source Incumbent U.S. Senate North Carolina Primary, General Won general
Jim Inhofe (R)  source Incumbent U.S. Senate Oklahoma Primary, General Won general
Lindsey Graham (R)  source Incumbent U.S. Senate South Carolina Primary, General Won general
Mike Rounds (R)  source Incumbent U.S. Senate South Dakota Primary, General Won general
Bill Hagerty (R)  source Open seat U.S. Senate Tennessee Primary, General Won general
John Cornyn (R)  source Incumbent U.S. Senate Texas Primary, General Won general
Shelley Moore Capito (R)  source Incumbent U.S. Senate West Virginia Primary, General Won general
Cynthia Lummis (R)  source Open seat U.S. Senate Wyoming Primary, General Won general


U.S. House endorsements by Donald Trump, 2020
Candidate Status Office sought Endorsement type Outcome
Jerry Carl (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Alabama District 1 General Won general
Barry Moore (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Alabama District 2 General Won general
Mo Brooks (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Alabama District 5 Primary, General Won general
Don Young (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Alaska At-large District Primary, General Won general
Tiffany Shedd (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Arizona District 1 General Lost general
Paul Gosar (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Arizona District 4 Primary, General Won general
Debbie Lesko (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Arizona District 8 Primary, General Won general
Mike Garcia (R)  source Open seat U.S. House California District 25 (special) Primary, General Won general
Tom McClintock (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House California District 4 Primary, General Won general
Joe Collins (R)  source Challenger U.S. House California District 43 General Lost general
Darrell Issa (R)  source Challenger U.S. House California District 50 General Won general
Jay Obernolte (R)  source Challenger U.S. House California District 8 Primary, General Won general
Lauren Boebert (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Colorado District 3 General Won general
Scott Tipton (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Colorado District 3 Primary Lost primary
Ken Buck (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Colorado District 4 General Won general
Anna Paulina Luna (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Florida District 13 General Lost general
Scott Franklin (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Florida District 15 General Won general
Byron Donalds (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Florida District 19 General Won general
Carlos Gimenez (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Florida District 26 Primary, General Won general
Maria Elvira Salazar (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Florida District 27 General Won general
Kat Cammack (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Florida District 3 General Won general
Bill Posey (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Florida District 8 Primary, General Won general
Earl Carter (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Georgia District 1 Primary, General Won general
Karen Handel (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Georgia District 6 Primary, General Lost general
Rich McCormick (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Georgia District 7 General Lost general
Austin Scott (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Georgia District 8 Primary, General Won general
Russ Fulcher (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Idaho District 1 Primary, General Won general
Michael K. Simpson (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Idaho District 2 Primary, General Won general
Jim Oberweis (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Illinois District 14 General Lost general
Mary Miller (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Illinois District 15 General Won general
Esther Joy King (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Illinois District 17 General Lost general
Darin LaHood (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Illinois District 18 General Won general
Jackie Walorski (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Indiana District 2 Primary, General Won general
Jim Banks (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Indiana District 3 General Won general
Victoria Spartz (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Indiana District 5 General Won general
Greg Pence (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Indiana District 6 Primary, General Won general
Ashley Hinson (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Iowa District 1 Primary, General Won general
Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Iowa District 2 General Won general
David Young (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Iowa District 3 Primary, General Lost general
Randy Feenstra (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Iowa District 4 General Won general
Tracey Mann (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Kansas District 1 General Won general
Jacob LaTurner (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Kansas District 2 General Won general
James Comer Jr. (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Kentucky District 1 Primary, General Won general
Brett Guthrie (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Kentucky District 2 Primary, General Won general
Hal Rogers (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Kentucky District 5 Primary, General Won general
Dale Crafts (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Maine District 2 General Lost general
Andrew Harris (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Maryland District 1 Primary, General Won general
Kim Klacik (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Maryland District 7 General Lost general
Lisa McClain (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Michigan District 10 General Won general
Eric Esshaki (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Michigan District 11 General Lost general
Paul Junge (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Michigan District 8 General Lost general
Jim Hagedorn (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Minnesota District 1 Primary, General Won general
Tyler Kistner (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Minnesota District 2 General Lost general
Lacy Johnson (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Minnesota District 5 Primary, General Lost general
Tom Emmer (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Minnesota District 6 Primary, General Won general
Michelle Fischbach (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Minnesota District 7 Primary, General Won general
Pete Stauber (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Minnesota District 8 Primary, General Won general
Michael Guest (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Mississippi District 3 Primary, General Won general
Steven Palazzo (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Mississippi District 4 Primary, General Won general
Blaine Luetkemeyer (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Missouri District 3 Primary, General Won general
Vicky Hartzler (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Missouri District 4 Primary, General Won general
Sam Graves (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Missouri District 6 Primary, General Won general
Billy Long (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Missouri District 7 Primary, General Won general
Jason Smith (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Missouri District 8 Primary, General Won general
Matt Rosendale (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Montana At-large District Primary, General Won general
Jeffrey Fortenberry (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Nebraska District 1 Primary, General Won general
Don Bacon (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Nebraska District 2 Primary, General Won general
Adrian Smith (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Nebraska District 3 Primary, General Won general
Mark Amodei (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Nevada District 2 Primary, General Won general
Daniel Rodimer (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Nevada District 3 General Lost general
Jim Marchant (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Nevada District 4 General Lost general
Matt Mowers (R)  source Challenger U.S. House New Hampshire District 1 Primary, General Lost general
Steve Negron (R)  source Challenger U.S. House New Hampshire District 2 General Lost general
Jeff Van Drew (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House New Jersey District 2 Primary, General Won general
David Richter (R)  source Challenger U.S. House New Jersey District 3 General Lost general
Frank Pallotta (R)  source Challenger U.S. House New Jersey District 5 General Lost general
Yvette Herrell (R)  source Challenger U.S. House New Mexico District 2 General Won general
Lee Zeldin (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House New York District 1 Primary, General Won general
Nicole Malliotakis (R)  source Challenger U.S. House New York District 11 Primary, General Won general
Chele Farley (R)  source Challenger U.S. House New York District 18 General Lost general
Elise Stefanik (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House New York District 21 General Won general
Claudia Tenney (R)  source Challenger U.S. House New York District 22 Primary, General Won general
Christopher Jacobs (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House New York District 27 Primary, General Won general
Christopher Jacobs (R)  source Open seat U.S. House New York District 27 (special) General Won general
Patrick T. McHenry (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House North Carolina District 10 Primary, General Won general
Lynda Bennett (R)  source Challenger U.S. House North Carolina District 11 Primary Runoff Lost primary runoff
Madison Cawthorn (R)  source Challenger U.S. House North Carolina District 11 General Won general
Richard Hudson (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House North Carolina District 8 General Won general
Dan Bishop (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House North Carolina District 9 General Won general
Michael Turner (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Ohio District 10 Primary, General Won general
Troy Balderson (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Ohio District 12 Primary Won general
Christina Hagan (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Ohio District 13 General Lost general
David Joyce (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Ohio District 14 Primary, General Won general
Steve Stivers (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Ohio District 15 Primary, General Won general
Brad Wenstrup (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Ohio District 2 Primary, General Won general
Bill Johnson (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Ohio District 6 Primary, General Won general
Warren Davidson (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Ohio District 8 Primary, General Won general
Kevin Hern (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Oklahoma District 1 Primary, General Won general
Markwayne Mullin (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Oklahoma District 2 Primary, General Won general
Frank Lucas (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Oklahoma District 3 General Won general
Tom Cole (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Oklahoma District 4 Primary, General Won general
Stephanie Bice (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Oklahoma District 5 General Won general
Cliff Bentz (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Oregon District 2 General Won general
Scott Perry (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Pennsylvania District 10 Primary, General Won general
Lloyd Smucker (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Pennsylvania District 11 Primary, General Won general
Fred Keller (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Pennsylvania District 12 Primary, General Won general
John Joyce (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Pennsylvania District 13 Primary, General Won general
Guy Reschenthaler (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Pennsylvania District 14 Primary, General Won general
Glenn Thompson (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Pennsylvania District 15 Primary, General Won general
Mike Kelly (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Pennsylvania District 16 Primary, General Won general
Sean Parnell (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Pennsylvania District 17 Primary, General Lost general
Lisa Scheller (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Pennsylvania District 7 Primary, General Lost general
Jim Bognet (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Pennsylvania District 8 General Lost general
Dan Meuser (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Pennsylvania District 9 Primary, General Won general
Nancy Mace (R)  source Challenger U.S. House South Carolina District 1 General Won general
Joe Wilson (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House South Carolina District 2 Primary, General Won general
Dusty Johnson (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House South Dakota At-large District Primary, General Won general
Diana Harshbarger (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Tennessee District 1 General Won general
Scott DesJarlais (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Tennessee District 4 Primary, General Won general
Louis B. Gohmert Jr. (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Texas District 1 Primary, General Won general
August Pfluger (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Texas District 11 Primary, General Won general
Kay Granger (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Texas District 12 Primary, General Won general
Ronny L. Jackson (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Texas District 13 Primary, Primary Runoff, General Won general
Randy Weber (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Texas District 14 Primary, General Won general
Jodey Arrington (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Texas District 19 Primary, General Won general
Troy Nehls (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Texas District 22 General Won general
Tony Gonzales (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Texas District 23 Primary Runoff, General Won general
Beth Van Duyne (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Texas District 24 Primary, General Won general
Roger Williams (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Texas District 25 Primary, General Won general
Michael C. Burgess (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Texas District 26 Primary, General Won general
John Carter (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Texas District 31 Primary, General Won general
Genevieve Collins (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Texas District 32 General Lost general
Brian Babin (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Texas District 36 Primary, General Won general
Lance Gooden (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Texas District 5 Primary, General Won general
Wesley Hunt (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Texas District 7 Primary, General Lost general
Kevin Brady (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Texas District 8 Primary, General Won general
Blake Moore (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Utah District 1 General Won general
Chris Stewart (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Utah District 2 Convention, General Won general
John Curtis (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Utah District 3 Convention, Primary, General Won general
Burgess Owens (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Utah District 4 General Won general
Scott Taylor (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Virginia District 2 Primary, General Lost general
Bob Good (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Virginia District 5 General Won general
Denver Lee Riggleman III (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Virginia District 5 Convention Lost convention
Nick Freitas (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Virginia District 7 General Lost general
Dan Newhouse (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Washington District 4 Primary, General Won general
Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Washington District 5 Primary, General Won general
Alexander Mooney (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House West Virginia District 2 Primary, General Won general
Carol Miller (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House West Virginia District 3 Primary, General Won general
Bryan Steil (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Wisconsin District 1 General Won general
Derrick Van Orden (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Wisconsin District 3 General Lost general
Scott Fitzgerald (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Wisconsin District 5 General Won general
Tom Tiffany (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Wisconsin District 7 (special) Primary, General Won general


State executive endorsements by Donald Trump, 2020
Candidate Status Office sought Endorsement type Outcome
Mike Parson (R)  source Incumbent Governor of Missouri Primary, General Won general
Greg Gianforte (R)  source Open seat Governor of Montana General Won general
Dan Forest (R)  source Challenger Governor of North Carolina General Lost general
Doug Burgum (R)  source Incumbent Governor of North Dakota Primary, General Won general
Jim Justice (R)  source Incumbent Governor of West Virginia Primary, General Won general
Eric Schmitt (R)  source Incumbent Attorney General of Missouri General Won general
Jim O'Neill (R)  source Challenger Attorney General of North Carolina General Lost general
Sean D. Reyes (R)  source Incumbent Attorney General of Utah Primary, General Won general
Patrick Morrisey (R)  source Incumbent Attorney General of West Virginia General Won general
Daniel Johnston (R)  source Open seat North Dakota Treasurer Primary Lost primary


State court endorsements by Donald Trump, 2020
Candidate Status Office sought Endorsement type Outcome
Daniel Kelly  source Incumbent Wisconsin Supreme Court General Lost general

2019[edit]

This section includes all of President Trump's endorsements in regularly scheduled and special elections, made before and after primary elections.


U.S. House endorsements by Donald Trump, 2019
Candidate Status Office sought Endorsement type Outcome
Gregory Murphy (R)  source Open seat U.S. House North Carolina District 3 (special) General Won general
Dan Bishop (R)  source Open seat U.S. House North Carolina District 9 (special) Primary, General Won general
Fred Keller (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Pennsylvania District 12 (special) General Won general


State legislative endorsements by Donald Trump, 2019
Candidate Status Office sought Endorsement type Outcome
Geary Higgins (R)  source Open seat Virginia State Senate District 13 General Lost general


State executive endorsements by Donald Trump, 2019
Candidate Status Office sought Endorsement type Outcome
Matt Bevin (R)  source Incumbent Governor of Kentucky Primary, General Lost general
Eddie Rispone (R)  source Challenger Governor of Louisiana Primary, General Lost general
Ralph Abraham (R)  source Challenger Governor of Louisiana Primary Lost primary
Tate Reeves (R)  source Open seat Governor of Mississippi General Won general
Daniel Cameron (R)  source Open seat Attorney General of Kentucky General Won general


State court endorsements by Donald Trump, 2019
Candidate Status Office sought Endorsement type Outcome
Megan McCarthy King (R)  source Open seat Pennsylvania Superior Court Primary, General Won general

2018[edit]

This section includes all of President Trump's endorsements in regularly scheduled and special elections, made before and after primary elections.


U.S. Senate endorsements by Donald Trump, 2018
Candidate Status Office sought Endorsement type Outcome
Martha McSally (R)  source Open seat U.S. Senate Arizona General Lost general
Rick Scott (R)  source Challenger U.S. Senate Florida General Won general
Mike Braun (R)  source Challenger U.S. Senate Indiana General Won general
John James (R)  source 1 source 2 Challenger U.S. Senate Michigan Primary, General Lost general
Karin Housley (R)  source Challenger U.S. Senate Minnesota (special) General Lost general
Cindy Hyde-Smith (R)  source Incumbent U.S. Senate Mississippi (special) Primary, General Won general runoff
Roger Wicker (R)  source Incumbent U.S. Senate Mississippi Primary, General Won general
Josh Hawley (R)  source 1 source 2 Challenger U.S. Senate Missouri Primary, General Won general
Matt Rosendale (R)  source Challenger U.S. Senate Montana General Lost general
Deb Fischer (R)  source Incumbent U.S. Senate Nebraska General Won general
Dean Heller (R)  source Incumbent U.S. Senate Nevada Primary, General Lost general
Bob Hugin (R)  source Challenger U.S. Senate New Jersey General Lost general
Kevin Cramer (R)  source 1 source 2 Challenger U.S. Senate North Dakota Primary, General Won general
Jim Renacci (R)  source 1 source 2 Challenger U.S. Senate Ohio Primary, General Lost general
Lou Barletta (R)  source 1 source 2 Challenger U.S. Senate Pennsylvania Primary, General Lost general
Marsha Blackburn (R)  source 1 source 2 Open seat U.S. Senate Tennessee Primary, General Won general
Ted Cruz (R)  source Incumbent U.S. Senate Texas Primary, General Won general
Mitt Romney (R)  source Open seat U.S. Senate Utah Primary, General Won general
Evan Jenkins (R)  source Challenger U.S. Senate West Virginia Primary Lost primary
Patrick Morrisey (R)  source Challenger U.S. Senate West Virginia Primary, General Lost general
Leah Vukmir (R)  source Challenger U.S. Senate Wisconsin General Lost general
John Barrasso (R)  source Incumbent U.S. Senate Wyoming Primary, General Won general


U.S. House endorsements by Donald Trump, 2018
Candidate Status Office sought Endorsement type Outcome
Martha Roby (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Alabama District 2 Primary, General Won general
Debbie Lesko (R)  source 1 source 2 Incumbent U.S. House Arizona District 8 (special) General Won general
Devin Nunes (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House California District 22 General Won general
Kevin McCarthy (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House California District 23 General Won general
Dana Rohrabacher (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House California District 48 General Lost general
Diane Harkey (R)  source Open seat U.S. House California District 49 General Lost general
Paul Cook (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House California District 8 General Won general
Matt Gaetz (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Florida District 1 Primary, General Won general
Ross Spano (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Florida District 15 General Won general
Neal Dunn (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Florida District 2 General Won general
Ted Yoho (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Florida District 3 General Won general
Michael Waltz (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Florida District 6 General Won general
Randy Hultgren (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Illinois District 14 General Lost general
Rod Blum (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Iowa District 1 General Lost general
Kevin Yoder (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Kansas District 3 Primary, General Lost general
Andy Barr (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Kentucky District 6 General Won general
Clay Higgins (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Louisiana District 3 Primary Won primary
Bruce Poliquin (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Maine District 2 General Lost general
Lena Epstein (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Michigan District 11 General Lost general
Jim Hagedorn (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Minnesota District 1 General Won general
Jason Lewis (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Minnesota District 2 General Lost general
Erik Paulsen (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Minnesota District 3 General Lost general
Tom Emmer (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Minnesota District 6 General Won general
Dave Hughes (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Minnesota District 7 Primary Lost general
Pete Stauber (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Minnesota District 8 Primary, General Won general
Greg Gianforte (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Montana At-large District General Won general
Danny Tarkanian (R)  source 1 source 2 Open seat U.S. House Nevada District 3 General Lost general
Jay Webber (R)  source Open seat U.S. House New Jersey District 11 General Lost general
Lee Zeldin (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House New York District 1 General Won general
Daniel Donovan (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House New York District 11 Primary, General Lost general
John Faso (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House New York District 19 General Lost general
Peter King (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House New York District 2 General Won general
Claudia Tenney (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House New York District 22 General Lost general
Tom Reed (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House New York District 23 General Won general
Ted Budd (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House North Carolina District 13 General Won general
Mark Harris (R)  source Challenger U.S. House North Carolina District 9 General Lost general
Troy Balderson (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Ohio District 12 (special) General Won general
Troy Balderson (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Ohio District 12 General Won general
Scott Perry (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Pennsylvania District 10 General Won general
Lloyd Smucker (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Pennsylvania District 11 General Won general
Keith Rothfus (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Pennsylvania District 17 General Lost general
Rick Saccone (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Pennsylvania District 18 (special) General Lost general
John Chrin (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Pennsylvania District 8 General Lost general
Katie Arrington (R)  source Challenger U.S. House South Carolina District 1 Primary, General Lost general
David Kustoff (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Tennessee District 8 Primary, General Won general
Pete Sessions (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Texas District 32 General Lost general
Kevin Brady (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Texas District 8 General Won general
Denver Lee Riggleman III (R)  source Challenger U.S. House Virginia District 5 General Won general
David Brat (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Virginia District 7 General Lost general
Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R)  source Incumbent U.S. House Washington District 5 General Won general
Carol Miller (R)  source Open seat U.S. House West Virginia District 3 General Won general
Bryan Steil (R)  source Open seat U.S. House Wisconsin District 1 General Won general


State executive endorsements by Donald Trump, 2018
Candidate Status Office sought Endorsement type Outcome
Mike Dunleavy (R)  source Challenger Governor of Alaska General Won general
Doug Ducey (R)  source Incumbent Governor of Arizona General Won general
Asa Hutchinson (R)  source Incumbent Governor of Arkansas Primary, General Won general
John Cox (R)  source 1 source 2 Open seat Governor of California Primary, General Lost general
Walker Stapleton (R)  source Open seat Governor of Colorado General Lost general
Bob Stefanowski (R)  source Open seat Governor of Connecticut General Lost general
Ron DeSantis (R)  source Open seat Governor of Florida Primary, General Won general
Brian Kemp (R)  source Open seat Governor of Georgia Primary, General Won general
Kris Kobach (R)  source Challenger Governor of Kansas Primary, General Lost general
Bill Schuette (R)  source 1 source 2 Open seat Governor of Michigan Primary, General Lost general
Jeff Johnson (R)  source Open seat Governor of Minnesota General Lost general
Adam Laxalt (R)  source 1 source 2 Open seat Governor of Nevada Primary, General Lost general
Richard Michael DeWine (R)  source Open seat Governor of Ohio General Won general
Kevin Stitt (R)  source Open seat Governor of Oklahoma General Won general
Henry McMaster (R)  source Incumbent Governor of South Carolina Primary, Primary Runoff, General Won general
Bill Lee (R)  source 1 source 2 Open seat Governor of Tennessee Primary, General Won general
Greg Abbott (R)  source Incumbent Governor of Texas Primary, General Won general
Scott Walker (R)  source Incumbent Governor of Wisconsin General Lost general
Foster Friess (R)  source Open seat Governor of Wyoming Primary Lost primary
Dan Patrick (R)  source Incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Texas Primary, General Won general
Ken Paxton (R)  source Incumbent Attorney General of Texas General Won general
Brad Raffensperger (R)  source Open seat Georgia Secretary of State General Runoff Won general runoff
Sid Miller (R)  source Incumbent Texas Commissioner of Agriculture Primary, General Won general
Glenn Hegar (R)  source Incumbent Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts General Won general
George P. Bush (R)  source Incumbent Texas Land Commissioner Primary, General Won general
Christi Craddick (R)  source Incumbent Texas Railroad Commission Primary, General Won general

Notes on the tables above:

  • In the May 8, 2018, primary for West Virginia Senate, Trump issued a dual endorsement of Evan Jenkins and Patrick Morrisey, who were running against Don Blankenship. Morrisey won the primary and lost the general election.

2017[edit]

Governor[edit]

See also: Gubernatorial elections, 2017
Gubernatorial endorsements by Donald Trump, 2017
Candidate Status State Result
Ed Gillespie[9] Open seat Virginia Defeatedd

Special elections[edit]

See also: Special elections to the 115th United States Congress (2017-2018)
Special election endorsements by Donald Trump, 2017
Candidate Election date Position State Result
Ron Estes[10] April 11 U.S. House Kansas Green check mark transparent.png
Greg Gianforte[11] May 25 U.S. House Montana Green check mark transparent.png
Karen Handel[12] June 20 U.S. House Georgia Green check mark transparent.png
Roy Moore[13] December 12 U.S. Senate Alabama Defeatedd
Ralph Norman[14] June 20 U.S. House South Carolina Green check mark transparent.png
Luther Strange[15] (incumbent) September 26 U.S. Senate Alabama Defeatedd (primary runoff)

Footnotes[edit]


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