Most Candidates Trump Endorsed Have Triumphed — With Some Notable Exceptions

This primary season, pundits have debated the value of an endorsement from former President Donald Trump for 2022 Republican hopefuls all over the primary ticket. While a vote of confidence from 45 gave primary candidate J.D. Vance the push needed to win his primary race, having Trump's blessing doesn't always spell victory, as Georgia gubernatorial candidate David Perdue learned.

With primary season in full swing, let's take a detailed look at every endorsement Trump has issued to the executive federal office this campaign season, as well as what kind of sway his support lends in 2022 — if any.

This list will be updated throughout the primary season as election results finalize. (Last updated 11/16/2022 at 9:00 a.m. ET)

Trump has issued more than 18 gubernatorial endorsements so far this year. Trump-backed incumbent Governor Greg Abbott defeated a wide field of challengers and will face Democratic primary winner (and former presidential hopeful) Beto O'Rourke in November. Pennsylvania's Doug Mastriano, who attended the January 6 Stop the Steal rally-turned-insurrection, also won his primary race.

However, Trump's horse in Nebraska's open gubernatorial race, Charles Herbster, lost to Jim Pillen, as did former Senator David Perdue, who hoped to best incumbent Brian Kemp in Georgia. Kemp faced Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams again and won.

Here are all the governor candidates Trump has officially endorsed so far:

In addition to endorsing party faithfuls like Marco Rubio, Trump has thrown his support behind a few challengers to Democratic incumbents. And, in the state of Alaska, he's backing a challenger to Senator Lisa Murkowski, who has broken with Republican party lines on a few occasions, most notably in her vote to convict Trump on charges of "incitement of insurrection" during his second impeachment trial.

Trump has endorsed dozens of incumbents and a few conservative candidates for open seats or challengers to flip seats. He has also anointed challengers in seats held by conservatives who have fallen out of his favor, most notably Wyoming representative Liz Cheney. The GOP has turned away from Cheney for her participation in the Jan. 6 Committee investigations.