Nov 7, 2018
The Trump effect: How Trump's midterm picks fared
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Of the 99 Republicans President Trump endorsed, supported or campaigned for, 51 won, 33 lost, and 15 are still up in the air.
Why it matters: An endorsement from Trump goes a long way with his supporters, but it's not always a golden ticket to the victory circle.
The winners
- Kevin Cramer, Senate (N.D.); 1 rally with Trump
- Sen. John Barrasso, Senate (Wyo.)
- Mike Braun, Senate (Ind.); 4 rallies with Trump
- Mitt Romney, Senate (Utah)
- Sen. Ted Cruz, Senate (Texas); 1 rally with Trump
- Rep. Marsha Blackburn, Senate (Tenn.); 3 rallies with Trump
- A.G. Josh Hawley, Senate (Mo.); 3 rallies with Trump
- Sen. Roger Wicker, Senate (Miss.); 1 rally with Trump
- Sen. Deb Fischer, Senate (Neb.)
- Rep. Devin Nunes, Calif.-22
- Rep. Paul Cook, Calif.-8
- Rep. Kevin McCarthy, Calif.-23
- Rep. Martha Roby, Ala.-2
- Rep. Troy Balderson, Ohio-12; 1 rally with Trump
- Rep. Steve Chabot, Ohio-1; 1 rally with Trump
- Rep. Jim Jordan, Ohio-4
- Rep. Steve Stivers, Ohio-15 (President Trump's tweet was deleted because it had the wrong date.)
- Steve Watkins, Kan.-2; 1 rally with Trump
- Rep. Andy Barr, Ky.-6; 1 rally with Trump
- Rep. Lee Zeldin, N.Y.-1
- Rep. Thomas Reed, N.Y.-23
- Rep. Peter King, N.Y.-2
- Carol Miller, W.Va.-3; 1 rally with Trump
- Denver Riggleman, Va.-5
- Bryan Steil, Wis.-1
- Rep. David Kustoff, Tenn.-8
- Rep. Kevin Brady, Texas-8
- Rep. Andy Biggs, Ariz.-5
- Rep. Mike Kelly, PA.-16; 1 rally with Trump
- Rep. Scott Perry, Pa.-10
- Lloyd Smucker, Pa.-11
- Rep. Tom Emmer, Minn.-6
- Pete Stauber, Minn.-8; 1 rally with Trump
- Rep. Ted Budd, N.C.-13; 1 rally with Trump
- Rep. Ted Yoho, Fla.-3
- Rep. Matt Gaetz, Fla.-1
- Michael Waltz, Fla.-6
- Rep. Neal Dunn, Fla.-2
- Ross Spano, Fla.-15
- Rep. Clay Higgins, La.-3
- Rep. Mike Bost, Ill.-12; 1 rally with Trump
- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rogers, Wash.-5
- Gov. Henry McMaster, Governor (S.C.); 1 rally with Trump
- A.G. Mike DeWine, Governor (Ohio); 1 rally with Trump
- Bill Lee, Governor (Tenn.)
- Gov. Kim Reynolds, Governor (Iowa); 1 rally with Trump
- Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Governor (Ark.)
- Gov. Doug Ducey, Governor (Ariz.)
- Gov. Greg Abbott, Governor (Texas)
- Ron DeSantis, Governor (Fla.); 3 rallies with Trump
- Kevin Stitt, Governor (Okla.)
The losers
- Karin Housley, Senate special election (Minn.); 1 rally with Trump
- John James, Senate (Mich.)
- Bob Hugin, Senate (N.J.)
- Lou Barletta, Senate (Pa.); 2 rallies with Trump
- Leah Vukmir, Senate (Wis.); 1 rally with Trump
- A.G. Patrick Morrisey, Senate (W.Va.) 3 rallies with Trump
- Rep. Jim Renacci, Senate (Ohio); 2 rallies with Trump
- Sen. Dean Heller, Senate (Nev.); 3 rallies with Trump
- Corey Stewart, Senate (Va.)
- Rep. Kevin Yoder, Kan.-3
- Rep. Dave Brat, Va.-7
- Rep. David Young, Iowa-3; 1 rally with Trump
- Rep. Rod Blum, Iowa-1
- Rep. Randy Hultgren, Ill.-14
- Rep. Dan Donovan, N.Y.-11
- Rep. John Faso, N.Y.-19
- Jay Webber, N.J.-11
- Rep. Keith Rothfus, Pa.-17
- John Chrin, Pa.-8
- Lena Epstein, Mich.-11
- Danny Tarkanian, Nev.-3
- Dave Hughes, Minn.-7
- Rep. Jason Lewis, Minn.-2; 1 rally with Trump
- Rep. Erik Paulsen, Minn.-3
- Rep. Pete Sessions, Texas-32
- Katie Arrington, S.C.-1
- John Cox, Governor (Calif.)
- Secretary of State Kris Kobach, Governor (Kan.); 1 rally with Trump
- A.G. Bill Schuette, Governor (Mich.); 1 rally with Trump
- Gov. Scott Walker, Governor (Wis.); 1 rally with Trump
- Jeff Johnson, Governor (Minn.)
- A.G. Adam Laxalt, Governor (Nev.); 2 rallies with Trump
- Walker Stapleton, Governor (Colo.)
Other
Runoff:
- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, Senate (Miss.); 1 rally with Trump
Not called:
- Matt Rosendale, Senate (Mont.); 4 rallies with Trump
- Martha McSally, Senate (Ariz.); 1 rally with Trump
- Gov. Rick Scott, Senate (Fla.); 2 rallies with Trump
- Rep. Greg Gianforte, Mont.; 1 rally with Trump
- Diane Harkey, Calif.-49
- Mark Harris, N.C.-9; 1 rally with Trump
- Rep. Mike Bishop, Mich.-8
- Jim Hagedorn, Minn.-1; 1 rally with Trump
- Rep. Bruce Poliquin, Maine-2
- Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, Calif.-48
- Rep. Claudia Tenney, N.Y.-22
- Bob Stefanowski, Governor (Conn.)
- Mike Dunleavy, Governor (Alaska)
Recount:
- Brian Kemp, Governor (Ga.); 1 rally with Trump.
Go deeper with our live election map as the results keep coming in.