Endorsements in the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries
This is a list of endorsements for declared or potential candidates in the Republican primaries for the 2024 United States presidential election.
Ron DeSantis
Nikki Haley
Nikki Haley
- U.S. Representatives
- Ralph Norman, U.S. Representative from SC-05 (2017–present)[1]
- State Legislators
- Katrina Shealy, South Carolina State Senator from District 23 (2013–present)[2]
- Mike Neese, South Carolina State Representative from District 44 (2023–present)[2]
- Chris Wooten, South Carolina State Representative from District 69 (2018–present)[2]
- Nathan Ballentine, South Carolina State Representative from District 71 (2005–present)[2]
- Austin Harris, IA House From District 26 (2023–present)[3]
- Mayors
- Brenda Bethune, Mayor of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (2018–present)[4]
- Party officials
- Katon Dawson, Chair of the South Carolina Republican Party (2002–2009)[5]
- Notable individuals
- Don Bolduc, retired U.S. Army brigadier general; candidate for U.S. Senate from New Hampshire in 2020 and Republican nominee in 2022[6]
- John Hagee, pastor and televangelist[7]
- Paul Singer, hedge fund manager, activist investor, philanthropist, and the founder, president, and co-CEO of Elliott Investment Management[8]
- Cindy Warmbier, mother of Otto Warmbier[9]
Perry Johnson
Perry Johnson
- Federal officials
- Pete Hoekstra, U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands (2018–2021); U.S. Representative from MI-02 (1993–2011); Republican nominee for U.S. Senate from Michigan in 2012[10]
- Municipal officials
- James Craig, Chief of the Detroit PD (2013–2021); Chief of the Cincinnati PD (2011–2013); Chief of the Portland PD (2009–2011); candidate for Governor of Michigan in 2022[10]
Mike Pence
Mike Pence[a]
- U.S. Representatives
- Greg Pence, U.S. Representative from IN-06 (2019–present)[1]
- Peter King, U.S. Representative from NY-02 (2013–2021) and NY-03 (1993–2013)[11]
- State executive officials
- Art Pope, Budget Director of North Carolina (2013–2014); Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina in 1992[12]
- Notable individuals
- Quin Hillyer, conservative newspaper columnist and writer; candidate for U.S. Representative from AL-01 in 2013[13]
Vivek Ramaswamy
Vivek Ramaswamy
- State legislators
- Fred Doucette, New Hampshire State Representative from Rockingham-25 (2014–present); Deputy Majority Leader of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (2020–present)[14]
- Joshua Whitehouse, New Hampshire State Representative from Strafford-02 (2014–2016)[14]
- Notable individuals
- Bill Ackman, billionaire investor and hedge fund manager[15]
- Kathy Barnette, political commentator; candidate for U.S. Senate from Pennsylvania in 2022; Republican nominee for U.S. Representative from PA-04 in 2020[16]
Donald Trump
Declined to endorse
Declined to endorse
- U.S. Senators
- Katie Britt, Alabama (2023–present)[17]
- John Cornyn, Texas (2002–present)[18]
- Ted Cruz, Texas (2013–present); candidate for President in 2016[19]
- Josh Hawley, Missouri (2019–present)[17]
- James Lankford, Oklahoma (2015–present)[19]
- Cynthia Lummis, Wyoming (2021–present)[19]
- Mitch McConnell, Kentucky (1985-present)[20]
- Jerry Moran, Kansas (2011–present)[17]
- Marco Rubio, Florida (2011–present); candidate for President in 2016[17]
- U.S. Representatives
- Robert Aderholt, AL-04 (1997–present)[21]
- Tim Burchett, TN-02 (2019–present)[22]
- Ben Cline, VA-06 (2019-present)[23]
- Dan Crenshaw, TX-02 (2019–present)[24]
- Scott DesJarlais, TN-04 (2011–present)[22]
- Jeff Duncan, SC-03 (2011–present)[19]
- Neal Dunn, FL-02 (2017–present)[25]
- Randy Feenstra, IA-04 (2021–present)[26]
- Russ Fulcher, ID-01 (2019–present)[19]
- Bill Johnson, OH-06 (2011–present)[17]
- David Kustoff, TN-08 (2017–present)[22]
- Nancy Mace, SC-01 (2021–present)[27]
- Andy Ogles, TN-05 (2023–present)[22]
- Scott Perry, PA-10 (2019–present) and PA-04 (2013–2019)[19]
- Matt Rosendale, MT-02 (2023–present) and MT-AL (2021–2023)[19]
- Paul Ryan, WI-01 (1999–2019); Speaker of the House (2015–2019); Republican nominee for Vice President in 2012[28]
- Governors
- Greg Abbott, Texas (2015–present)[29]
- Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Arkansas (2023–present)[30]
- Kim Reynolds, Iowa (2019–present)[31]
- Jeb Bush, Florida (1999–2007); candidate for President in 2016[32]
Maps
Endorsed Donald Trump (46)
Endorsed Ron DeSantis (3)
Endorsed Mike Pence (1)
Endorsed Nikki Haley (1)
Notes
- ^ Has not declared his candidacy.
References
- ^ a b "Which 2024 Republican Presidential Candidate Has The Most Endorsements?". FiveThirtyEight. April 24, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Bustos, Joseph (April 6, 2023). "SC's Haley returns to Lexington County for presidential campaign rally". The State. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ https://iowatorch.com/2023/04/21/harris-how-to-win-in-iowa/
- ^ Duncan, Chase (March 13, 2023). "2024 presidential candidate Nikki Haley visits Myrtle Beach, talks solutions". MyHorryNews. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ^ Morris, Kyle (February 11, 2023). "Nikki Haley not to be 'underestimated' in bid for president, former South Carolina GOP officials say". Fox News. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
- ^ Porter, Steven (February 16, 2023). "Nikki Haley teams up with Don Bolduc for N.H. town halls". The Boston Globe. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
- ^ Hansen, Claire (February 15, 2023). "Controversial Pastor Opens Nikki Haley's First Presidential Campaign Rally". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
- ^ Schwartz, Brian (February 24, 2023). "Nikki Haley heads to fundraiser hosted by Wall Street executives". CNBC. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ Hagstrom, Anders (February 15, 2023). "Otto Warmbier's mother endorses Nikki Haley for president in heartfelt speech". Fox News. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
- ^ a b Gomez, Henry J. (March 2, 2023). "Michigan Businessman uses CPAC to launch Presidential Bid'". NBC News. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
- ^ King, Peter (January 2, 2023). "How Mike Pence can convince America he's the president it needs". The Hill. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
- ^ Vogel, Kenneth P. (October 4, 2022). "Pence and His Group, Pushing Conservative Causes, Keep a 2024 Dream Alive". The New York Times. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
- ^ Hillyer, Quin (March 19, 2023). "Unsolicited advice to an over-intense Mike Pence". Washington Examiner. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
- ^ a b Lizza, Ryan; Bade, Rachael; Daniels, Eugene (April 6, 2023). "Playbook: A 'five-alarm warning' for the GOP". Politico. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ^ Barrabi, Thomas (February 16, 2023). "Bill Ackman predicts investor Vivek Ramaswamy will be president in 2024: 'The country is ready'". New York Post. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- ^ Lippman, Daniel; Otterbein, Holly (March 15, 2023). "MAGA favorite Kathy Barnette says she won't run again for Senate". Politico. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Caldwell, Leigh Ann; Meyer, Theodoric; Raji, Tobi (February 22, 2023). "Many lawmakers Trump endorsed last year aren't returning the favor". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ "Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), who attended DeSantis event with his wife, also isn't endorsing, but echoed what appears to be the main interest in DeSantis among Republicans declining to back Trump. "I want to win. That's my goal—pretty much my sole criterion."".
- ^ a b c d e f g Beavers, Olivia; Everett, Burgess (March 30, 2023). "Trump's standing among Hill conservatives dims ahead of '24". Politico. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/24/trump-endorsed-by-head-of-gops-senate-campaign-arm-00093618
- ^ Wong, Scott (March 15, 2023). "House Republicans say DeSantis had no friends in Congress. Now, many want him to run for president". NBC News. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Schelzig, Erik (April 17, 2023). "Trump lands endorsements among Tenn. congressional delegation". Tennessee Journal. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna80502
- ^ "Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw, coming out of the DeSantis DC event, said he would not be endorsing in the 2024 GOP primary. "I think the people should have a lot of options." Asked if he thinks DeSantis' window is closing, he said, "I don't think so… I just want to beat Democrats."".
- ^ https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/desantis-woos-conservative-members-congress-trump-racks-endorsements/story?id=98693518
- ^ https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/18/desantis-republican-presidential-race-2024-00092602
- ^ Kinnard, Meg (January 17, 2023). "Trump to be joined by Graham, McMaster at January SC event". Associated Press. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ Chamlee, Virginia (February 27, 2023). "Paul Ryan Speaks Out on 2024 Election, Says He'll Support 'Anybody but Trump'". People. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ https://www.texastribune.org/2023/04/21/texas-trump-desantis-2024/
- ^ Goldmacher, Shane; Bender, Michael C.; Haberman, Maggie (March 4, 2023). "Eyeing DeSantis, Trump Readies for a Long Primary Battle". The New York Times. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ https://www.desmoinesregister.com/restricted/?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.desmoinesregister.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Felections%2Fpresidential%2Fcaucus%2F2023%2F02%2F15%2Fwhy-gov-kim-reynolds-wont-be-a-gop-presidential-caucus-kingmaker%2F69877006007%2F
- ^ Fineout, Gary (February 28, 2023). "Jeb Bush: 'I was praising, not endorsing' DeSantis". Politico. Retrieved March 3, 2023.