One win was the most technical yet: Trump announced late Monday that “ERIC has my complete and total endorsement!” Then he left voters to make up their minds as both Senate “ERIC” candidates rushed to thank him. In the end, state attorney general Eric Schmitt came out with the victory, much to the relief of top Republicans nationwide.
The former president also endorsed more down ballot candidates in Michigan than anywhere else, making good on his promise from when he visited the state in April: “This is not just about 2022… This is about making sure Michigan is not rigged and stolen again in 2024.”
Arizona wins so far
SECRETARY OF STATE
Mark Finchem
Won with 41 percent of the vote.
The first one to garner a Trump Arizona endorsement, Finchem has been connected to election denialism, QAnon events and the Jan. 6 riots, making him an easy endorsement for the former president. Finchem also belongs to a group of secretary of state hopefuls who aim to get other MAGA candidates into the position to further conrol voting access and policy.
“Mark was willing to say what few others had the courage to say,” Trump said, complimenting his “incredibly powerful stance on the massive voter fraud.”
SENATE
Blake Masters
Won with 39 percent of the vote.
Masters boasted $15 million of venture capitalist and longtime employer Peter Thiel’s money to try to keep up with his opponent — and Trump’s endorsement was the turning point.
In May, the former president saw Masters attend a showing of an election conspiracy documentary at Mar-a-Lago and said that gave him an edge over his opponents, according to an Axios account. “He’s strong on everything needed to keep Arizona first,” Trump said in a Masters ad that ran in July. “Mark Brnovich and Jim Lamon, on the other hand, will only let you down.”
But the nominee will face a steep race against incumbent Sen. Mark Kelly.
AZ01
David Schweikert
Won with 43 percent of the vote.
AZ04
Rep. Paul Gosar
Won with 65 percent of the vote. He voted to overturn 2020 election results.
Trump endorsed the incumbent representative the day after Gosar’s chamber passed a resolution to remove the congressman from committee assignments for posting an anime video appearing to attack Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and President Joe Biden.
Gosar has been on the margins within the House this year, even gaining rebuke from House minority leader Kevin McCarthy for speaking at a white nationalist event in March. But Trump said the congressman “has been a loyal supporter of our America First agenda, and even more importantly, the USA.”
AZ08
Rep. Debbie Lesko
Unopposed. She voted to overturn 2020 election results.
State Senate District 10
David Farnsworth
Won with 64 percent of the vote.
Still pending in Arizona
- Kari Lake (Governor)
- Abraham Hamadeh (Attorney General)
- Eli Crane (AZ02)
- Wendy Rogers (State Senate District 7)
- Rob Scantlebury (State Senate District 9)
- Anthony Kern (State Senate District 27)
- Janae Shamp (State Senate District 29)
Kansas wins
GOVERNOR
Derek Schmidt
Won with around 81 percent of the vote.
SENATE
Jerry Moran
Won with around 81 percent of the vote.
KS01
Rep. Tracey Mann
Unopposed. She voted to overturn 2020 election results.
Missouri wins
MO03
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer
Won with 70 percent of the vote. He voted to overturn 2020 election results.
MO06
Rep. Sam Graves
Won with 76 percent of the vote.
MO08
Rep. Jason Smith
Won with 82 percent of the vote. He voted to overturn 2020 election results.
Michigan wins so far
GOVERNOR
Tudor Dixon
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