{"id":534,"date":"2026-05-25T16:37:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T16:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=534"},"modified":"2026-05-25T16:37:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T16:37:40","slug":"how-senate-races-show-that-the-gop-is-still-trumps-party-for-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=534","title":{"rendered":"How Senate Races Show That The GOP Is Still Trump\u2019s Party \u2014 For Now"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Donald Trump\u2019s handpicked Senate candidates are showing strength in Republican primaries, with one notching a landslide win and several others heading into runoffs as the heavy favorites.<\/p>\n

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Trump-backed Republicans have either won or secured strong runoff positions in key Senate races in Kentucky, Louisiana and Alabama. While these victories are poised to give the president a chance to reshape the next Senate GOP conference, Trump\u2019s recent endorsement in Texas is shaping up to be a major test of the president\u2019s power in a general election that could decide which party controls the upper chamber. (RELATED: <\/strong><\/span>Trump\u2019s Biggest Endorsement May Trigger Painful Primary Memories For Republicans)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Trump-backed Republican Kentucky Rep. Andy Barr secured a decisive primary victory Tuesday as he seeks to fill the soon-to-be vacant seat held by former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Barr nearly received twice as many votes as his opponent, former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron. Trump had endorsed Cameron in both the primary and general election during his failed 2023 gubernatorial run, which he lost to Democratic incumbent Andy Beshear.<\/span><\/p>\n

Louisiana Republican Rep. Julia Letlow, who Trump endorsed before she entered the state Senate\u2019s race, came in first place in the May 16 primary with 45% of the vote ousting incumbent Republican Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, who finished third. Letlow will advance to the June 27 runoff facing second-place finisher Louisiana Treasurer John Fleming. Cassidy was one of seven GOP senators who voted to convict Trump after his second impeachment in 2021.<\/p>\n

In Alabama, Trump-backed Republican Alabama Rep. Barry Moore is running for a soon-to-be vacant seat as Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville is vacating to run for governor. Moore came in first place during the Tuesday primary with 39% of the vote and will face second-place finisher businessman Jared Hudson in the June 16 runoff.<\/p>\n

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On Tuesday, Trump announced his endorsement for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton ahead of the May 26 Texas Senate runoff, in which he will be facing incumbent Republican Texas Sen. John Cornyn. The winner of the GOP primary will face Democratic nominee James Talarico, who has raised nearly $40.3 million, according to FEC records.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cornyn placed first during the March primary but failed to achieve the 50% threshold resulting in the race being sent to a runoff. Recent polling, conducted prior to the Trump endorsement, has shown Paxton with a sizable 12-point lead over Cornyn, according to Global Strategy Group.<\/p>\n