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Trump's Endorsements Dominate Republican Primaries with 98% Win Rate, Reshaping GOP Senate Lineup

Donald Trump's endorsements win roughly 98% of contested Republican primaries this cycle as he issues more than 300 backings that reshape the party's nominee list.Recent Trump-backed victors include Julia Letlow in Louisiana, Ken Paxton in Texas, Andy Barr in Kentucky and Barry Moore in Alabama, and state executive winners such as Tommy Tuberville and Sarah Huckabee Sanders.Some endorsed candidates lost — including Burt Jones in a Georgia runoff and other defeats in Iowa, South Carolina and North Carolina — showing constraints on Trump's influence even as he steers the Republican Party before the November midterm elections.
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