Trump’s picks fail to shine

Among more than 300 congressional and state-level endorsements backed by former U.S. President Donald Trump, just four won in midterm elections – others lost or remain tied
        

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1 J.D. Vance: Venture capitalist and author won Senate seat for Ohio, defeating Democrat Tim Ryan by 53.3% to 46.7%

2 Ted Budd: Won Senate seat for North Carolina, narrowly defeating Democrat Cheri Beasley by 50.7% to 47.1%

3 Russell Fry: Ousted South Carolina’s Republican Representative Tom Rice, who joined Democrats and handful of Republicans in vote to impeach Trump over deadly 2021 Capitol riot. Fry is ahead of Democrat Daryl Scott by 64.9% to 35.1%

4 Harriet Hageman: Trump’s House replacement in Wyoming for Republican Liz Cheney, who voted to impeach him for inciting Capitol riot. Hageman is leading Democrat Lynnette Grey Bull by 69.8% to 24.9%

5 Mehmet Oz: Trump-backed celebrity doctor lost race for Pennsylvania Senate to Democrat John Fetterman 46.9% to 50.7%

6 John Gibbs: Conspiracy theorist lost bid as Michigan Representative to Democrat Hillary Scholten 41.9% to 54.8%

7 Kari Lake: Former TV news anchor is locked in Arizona governor’s race with Democrat secretary of state Katie Hobbs

8 Kelly Tshibaka: Neck-and-neck in bid to defeat Alaska’s incumbent Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski, who voted to impeach Trump
  

Sources: New York Times, Reuters 
Pictures: Getty Images, Dept. of Housing 
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