Overview
- Indiana and Ohio lead off a compressed month of primaries and runoffs that will lock in nominees across roughly a dozen states.
- Indiana features a high-profile intraparty fight after state senators blocked a redistricting push, with Trump backing challengers to eight incumbents and allies like Turning Point USA and Club for Growth spending millions.
- Ohio’s Republican race for governor favors Trump-backed Vivek Ramaswamy, who is expected to face Democrat Dr. Amy Acton, while appointed Sen. Jon Husted is unopposed in the GOP Senate primary as Sherrod Brown is poised to lead Democrats.
- Trump’s endorsement power faces more tests in Kentucky’s 4th District, where Rep. Thomas Massie is challenged by Navy SEAL veteran Ed Gallrein, and in Georgia’s GOP governor race, where Trump backs Lt. Gov. Burt Jones in a crowded field.
- Texas ends the month with a Senate runoff between Sen. John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton, a matchup Republicans view as pivotal for holding the Senate, with Democrat James Talarico waiting after a major early-year fundraising haul.