Candidates who Donald Trump (R) endorsed in 2026 primaries have won 220 of 227 (97%) of their races so far — one percentage point less than the 2020 election cycle, when 98% of Trump-endorsed candidates won their primaries. Those figures include scenarios in which Trump endorsed two candidates in the same race.
In total, Trump has endorsed 307 primary candidates in the 2026 election cycle — more than in any previous election cycle since 2018. Trump endorsed the second-most candidates in an even-year election in 2024, when he endorsed 270 candidates in primary elections.
