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Trump-backed candidates lose primaries as defeats reach 10

8/19/2026

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Three Trump-endorsed Republican candidates lost primary elections on Tuesday.
Trump-backed Catalina Lauf and Rep. Cory Mills lost their primaries, by about seven points and 13 percent respectively.
Wyoming superintendent Megan Degenfelder, also Trump-endorsed, trailed Eric Barlow by 17 points with 38 % of votes counted.
President Donald Trump posted “A lot of WINS tonight!!!” on Truth Social, noting the defeats bring his endorsed candidates’ losses to ten, matching his 2018-2024 total.

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Three Trump-endorsed Republican candidates lost primary elections on Tuesday.
Trump-backed Catalina Lauf and Rep. Cory Mills lost their primaries, by about seven points and 13 percent respectively.
Wyoming superintendent Megan Degenfelder, also Trump-endorsed, trailed Eric Barlow by 17 points with 38 % of votes counted.
President Donald Trump posted “A lot of WINS tonight!!!” on Truth Social, noting the defeats bring his endorsed candidates’ losses to ten, matching his 2018-2024 total.