Amid the 2026 election season, Trump has had a perfect record in regard to candidates he has endorsed winning their primary elections. Among the latest of candidates to win their primary was Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who defeated incumbent John Cornyn in Tuesday night’s runoff election.
Tracking conducted by Fox News has found that of the 118 candidates so far across governor, US House, and US Senate races Trump has endorsed, all of them have won their primaries.
In addition to Paxton’s victory, Trump-backed candidate Ed Gallrein defeated incumbent Rep Thomas Massie in Kentucky’s GOP primary. Other primary victories include Vivek Ramaswamy for Governor of Ohio, Bruce Blakeman for Governor of New York, Congresswoman Victoria Spartz, Republican challenger Derek Merrin for US House, and Brandon Herrera in Texas.
Trump-backed candidates just keep winning.
— Fox News (@FoxNews) May 27, 2026
After big wins in Texas last night, every single Senate, House, and gubernatorial candidate endorsed by President Trump this year has advanced to the general election so far, giving him a perfect record heading into November. pic.twitter.com/ihYorKj1Wi
