Three Republican candidates backed by former President Donald Trump lost their primaries on Tuesday in a blow to the 45th president.
In the Utah Senate primary to replace Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), Trump-backed candidate Trent Staggs was defeated by Rep. John Curtis (R-UT), who did not support Trump in the 2024 Republican presidential primary.
In South Carolina, Trump-backed candidate and evangelical pastor Mark Burns lost the primary for the state’s 3rd Congressional District to nurse practitioner Sheri Biggs. In Colorado, Jeff Crank beat Trump-endorsed candidate Dave Williams for the state’s 5th Congressional District, winning with a substantial majority.