Sara Dorn is a Forbes news reporter who covers politics, with a focus on elections and Capitol Hill. She joined Forbes in 2022 and is based in New York.
Former President Donald Trump ’s endorsed candidates lost GOP primaries in Utah, South Carolina and Colorado Tuesday—denting his record of backing successful primary candidates.In Colorado, former conservative talk show host Jeff Crank overwhelmingly defeated Trump-backed state GOP party chair Dave Williams in a Colorado Springs-area district Tuesday, garnering 68% of the vote when the Associated Press called the race.
Crank is expected to win the November general election to fill the safely red seat being vacated by retiring Rep. Doug Lamborn. A Trump opponent also earned the GOP Senate nomination in Utah: Rep. John Curtis, R-Utah, who has frequently criticized Trump and has not endorsed his 2024 bid, beat Trump-endorsed Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs to fill retiring Sen. Mitt Romney’s safely red seat.
In South Carolina, nurse practitioner Sheri Biggs, who was endorsed by Republican Gov. Henry McMaster, won a primary runoff in the western part of the state over Trump-endorsed pastor and Army veteran Mark Burns.from the University of Amsterdam. His endorsement isn’t as helpful in general elections against Democrats, docking GOP candidates by 1.5 percentage points on average, according to the research.
Jeff Crank John Curtis Sheri Biggs Dave Williams Trent Staggs Mark Burns
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