Double endorsement drama: Trump backs second candidate in red state’s GOP gubernatorial runoff

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump is making an 11th-hour endorsement in the final stretch ahead of Tuesday’s high-profile Republican gubernatorial runoff in solidly red South Carolina, saying he “can’t hurt one of them by only Endorsing the other.” Trump on Friday took to Truth Social to say that he … Read more

Trump-backed candidate sparks runoff against popular prosecutor in key gubernatorial race

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Trump-endorsed former Oklahoma state Sen. Mike Mazzei, R-Bixby, and Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond advanced to the August 25 runoff in the Sooner State’s Republican gubernatorial primary, defeating a slew of other candidates vying to replace term-limited Gov. Kevin Stitt. Stitt — recently the top Republican at … Read more

Rick Jackson defeats Burt Jones to win Georgia GOP gubernatorial nomination, CBS News projects

Rick Jackson, the billionaire healthcare executive who grew up in poverty and spent time in Atlanta’s public housing projects, has won the Republican runoff for Georgia governor, CBS News projects. Jackson is projected to have defeated Lt. Gov. Burt Jones to claim the GOP nomination on Tuesday. Jackson’s victory ends one of the most contentious … Read more

House Dems Ilhan Omar and Sarah McBride mock Republican Nancy Mace over gubernatorial primary drubbing

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Reps. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Sarah McBride, D-Del., mocked Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., after the Republican got shellacked in the South Carolina GOP gubernatorial primary. “Headed back to the private sector at the end of this term, as the Founders intended. When I ran in 2020 I … Read more

Joe Lombardo cruises past six GOP challengers to secure Nevada Republican gubernatorial nomination

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo secured the Republican nomination for a second term Tuesday, defeating six GOP challengers and advancing to the general election as Democrats vie for the chance to reclaim the governor’s mansion in November. The first-term governor entered the primary as the overwhelming favorite. Lombardo, … Read more

Trump rekindles endorsement winning streak as GOP gubernatorial hopeful advances to runoff

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! One week after President Donald Trump‘s endorsement winning streak in high-profile Republican primaries was snapped, the president’s backing of South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette helped boost her bid to succeed term-limited GOP Gov. Henry McMaster. Evette, who was endorsed by Trump a week and a half … Read more

Florida GOP gubernatorial primary candidate says as governor, he’d ‘shut down’ every abortion clinic in state

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Florida Republican gubernatorial primary candidate James Fishback, who has called abortion “a holocaust,” wants to close every abortion clinic throughout the Sunshine State. “Ron DeSantis is the most pro-life Governor in America, and I intend to build on his incredible work. As Governor, I will shut down … Read more

WATCH: Mace says Trump’s endorsement hasn’t sealed SC gubernatorial race: ‘It’s a dog fight’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., told Fox News Digital ahead of Tuesday’s South Carolina Republican gubernatorial primary that President Donald Trump’s endorsement has done little to boost her opponent’s standing with conservative voters, arguing that many grassroots Republicans are “very upset” with the decision. “It’s not going over … Read more

Gregg Hull wins New Mexico GOP gubernatorial primary, setting up bid to flip governor’s office

Analyzing Trump’s influence on GOP in primary races nationwide President Donald Trump demonstrates an iron grip over the Republican Party’s primary races, securing victories for all his endorsed candidates in the 2026 primary season. Joe Concha notes the GOP is now the ‘MAGA party.’ Former Senator John Cornyn lost his primary to Trump-endorsed Ken Paxton … Read more