Overview
- A dozen states hold primaries and runoffs in May, creating nomination fights that could shape November’s midterm results.
- In Indiana, Trump endorsed challengers to eight Republican state senators who rejected a redistricting plan, and allied groups are spending millions to unseat them.
- In Ohio, Trump-backed Vivek Ramaswamy is widely expected to win the Republican nomination for governor and face Democrat Dr. Amy Acton in November.
- In Texas, the Republican Senate contest heads to a runoff between Sen. John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton, and Trump has stayed neutral.
- Crowded fields and runoff rules may prolong battles, as seen in Georgia’s GOP governor race with Trump’s pick Burt Jones and Louisiana’s 50% threshold that can trigger a June 27 runoff.