Donald Trump has maintained a strong record in Republican primary endorsements, with the article portraying him as a continuing major influence over party nominations despite several prominent defeats. His mixed results in gubernatorial contests and a small number of House losses suggest that his backing is influential but does not guarantee victory.

Fox News’s tracker says all 24 of Trump’s endorsed Senate candidates and 214 of 218 House candidates had won their primaries, alongside 16 of 21 endorsed gubernatorial candidates. This week, Darline Graham won South Carolina’s Republican Senate nomination and Mike Mazzei narrowly won Oklahoma’s Republican gubernatorial nomination by about 2,000 votes; however, Trump-backed candidates including Pamela Evette in South Carolina and five gubernatorial picks overall have lost.