Pete Ricketts, whom he hopes to succeed in November’s general election. Pillen enjoyed the backing of term-limited Republican Gov. The Associated Press has projected that multimillionaire hog farmer and University of Nebraska Regent Jim Pillen, has won GOP nomination. Mooney crushed McKinley by nearly 20 points with 99% of the votes counted.īut Trump suffered a setback in Nebraska, as Charles Herbster - the candidate he had endorsed and traveled to the state to hold a rally on behalf of - came up short. The results were affirmed through 3 separate recounts and reviews. The win was confirmation that Trump's influence in the GOP remains strong. Governor Kemp, Georgia’s Republican Secretary of State, and top Trump Administration officials said Georgia’s 2020 election was the most secure and best-run ever. David McKinley, who was supported by Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., in a West Virginia GOP House primary between two sitting lawmakers, according to the Associated Press. Trump-backed Ken Paxton wins Texas AG primary, leaving last Bush in elected office without a jobĭonald Trump-backed Rep.Sarah Sanders wins GOP nomination for Arkansas governor, Boozman defeats challengers.Kemp beats Perdue in Georgia governor primary, striking most significant blow to Trump's endorsement power yet.Click here for the latest primary election coverage.Bush - the last remaining Bush dynasty member to hold elected office. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, also backed by Trump, won his runoff election against George P.

John Boozman fended of several primary challengers. In Arkansas, former Trump press secretary Sarah Sanders locked in the GOP nomination for governor, and Sen. Jody Hice in his bid to unseat Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. Football legend Herschel Walker easily captured the GOP nomination for U.S.

David Perdue, in a significant blow to Trump's endorsement power. Brian Kemp defeated a Trump-backed challenger, former Sen.

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