Trump-Endorsed Candidates Suffered A Streak Of Recent Defeats
Republican primary voters have rejected 10 Trump-endorsed candidates for statewide office or Congress this season, according to a CNN analysis using Ballotpedia data.
- Nearly 300,000 voters participated in Republican primaries on Tuesday, where three candidates endorsed by President Donald Trump—Megan Degenfelder, Representative Cory Mills, and Catalina Lauf—all lost their respective races.
- Republican primary voters have rejected 10 Trump-endorsed candidates this season, equaling the combined losses from 2018, 2020, and 2024 primaries, with current figures approaching the record of 12 losses set in 2022.
- Only 28% of voters supported Trump's picks on Tuesday, while recent CNN polling shows up to 50% of GOP-leaning independents register discontent with him on key issues.
- Wednesday's social media statement from Trump revealed he advised Mills to exit the race, though the congressman refused; Minnesota governor candidate Mike Lindell and Tennessee Representative Andy Ogles also lost this cycle.
- Attention turns to next week's South Carolina special election, where appointed Senator Darline Graham faces a runoff after admitting she was "not that informed on national security" during debate.
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Analysis by Aaron Blake, CNN: Nearly 300,000 people turned out to vote Tuesday in the Republican primaries in Wyoming and two congressional districts in Florida where President Donald Trump had endorsed one of the candidates. But only 28% voted for the candidates Trump had told them to support. The post Trump-backed candidates suffer defeats appeared first on KVIA.
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Republican voters have already rejected 10 candidates supported by the president in the primaries for state office or Congress this election season
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