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Endorsements by Mike Pence
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This page lists the candidates for office endorsed by former Vice President Mike Pence (R).
Endorsements include official statements, appearances at campaign rallies, and direct participation in campaign ads and materials. Endorsements issued prior to a special election where the candidate is also running in a regularly scheduled election on the same day are counted as endorsements in both races.
This page organizes Pence's endorsements by year:
- Endorsements in 2025: Pence's endorsements in 2025 organized by office.
- Endorsements in 2024: Pence's endorsements in 2024 organized by office.
- Endorsements in 2023: Pence's endorsements in 2023 organized by office.
- Endorsements in 2022: Pence's endorsements in 2022 organized by office.
- Endorsements in 2021: Pence's endorsements in 2021 organized by office.
- Endorsements in 2020: Pence's endorsements in 2020 organized by office.
- Endorsements in 2019: Pence's endorsements in 2019 organized by office.
- Endorsements in 2018: Pence's endorsements in 2018 organized by office.
- Endorsements in 2017: Pence's endorsements in 2017 organized by office.
See also: Endorsements by Barack Obama
See also: Endorsements by Joe Biden
See also: Endorsements by Bernie Sanders
See also: Endorsements by Donald Trump
| Endorsements by Mike Pence, 2018-2025 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Election year | Total endorsements | Primary endorsements | Primary success rate | General election endorsements | General election success rate |
| 2022 | 25 | 9 | 78% | 23 | 48% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 1 | 100% |
| 2020 | 10 | 5 | 100% | 10 | 70% |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | 67% | 2 | 0% |
| 2018 | 59 | 22 | 95% | 58 | 52% |
| Note: This table does not include endorsements made in presidential elections. | |||||
| Endorsements overview (2017) | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Regular endorsements | Special elections | |||||||||||
| 2017 | |||||||||||||
| Endorsements | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||
| General record | 1-0 (100%) | 3-2 (60%) | |||||||||||
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Endorsements by year
2025
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2024
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2023
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2022
| U.S. Senate endorsements by Mike Pence, 2022 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Status | Office sought | Endorsement type | Outcome |
| Blake Masters (R) source | Challenger | U.S. Senate Arizona | General | Lost general |
| Todd C. Young (R) source | Incumbent | U.S. Senate Indiana | Primary, General | Won general |
| Adam Laxalt (R) source | Challenger | U.S. Senate Nevada | General | Lost general |
| Don Bolduc (R) source | Challenger | U.S. Senate New Hampshire | General | Lost general |
| Ted Budd (R) source | Open seat | U.S. Senate North Carolina | General | Won general |
| James Lankford (R) source | Incumbent | U.S. Senate Oklahoma | General | Won general |
| Mike Lee (R) source | Incumbent | U.S. Senate Utah | General | Won general |
| Tiffany Smiley (R) source | Challenger | U.S. Senate Washington | General | Lost general |
| U.S. House endorsements by Mike Pence, 2022 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Status | Office sought | Endorsement type | Outcome |
| David G. Valadao (R) source | Incumbent | U.S. House California District 22 | General | Won general |
| Scott Baugh (R) source | Challenger | U.S. House California District 47 | General | Lost general |
| Jennifer-Ruth Green (R) source | Challenger | U.S. House Indiana District 1 | General | Lost general |
| Ashley Hinson (R) source | Incumbent | U.S. House Iowa District 2 | Primary, General | Won general |
| Randy Feenstra (R) source | Incumbent | U.S. House Iowa District 4 | Primary, General | Won general |
| Tom Barrett (R) source | Challenger | U.S. House Michigan District 7 | Primary, General | Lost general |
| Frank Pallotta (R) source | Challenger | U.S. House New Jersey District 5 | General | Lost general |
| Jeremy Shaffer (R) source | Open seat | U.S. House Pennsylvania District 17 | General | Lost general |
| Dan Meuser (R) source | Incumbent | U.S. House Pennsylvania District 9 | General | Won general |
| State executive endorsements by Mike Pence, 2022 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Status | Office sought | Endorsement type | Outcome |
| Karrin Taylor Robson (R) source | Open seat | Governor of Arizona | Primary | Lost primary |
| Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) source | Open seat | Governor of Arkansas | Primary, General | Won general |
| Brian Kemp (R) source 1 source 2 | Incumbent | Governor of Georgia | Primary, General | Won general |
| Derek Schmidt (R) source | Challenger | Governor of Kansas | General | Lost general |
| Paul LePage (R) source | Challenger | Governor of Maine | General | Lost general |
| Lee Zeldin (R) source | Challenger | Governor of New York | Primary, General | Lost general |
| Richard Michael DeWine (R) source | Incumbent | Governor of Ohio | General | Won general |
| Rebecca Kleefisch (R) source | Challenger | Governor of Wisconsin | Primary | Lost primary |
2021
| State executive endorsements by Mike Pence, 2021 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Status | Office sought | Endorsement type | Outcome |
| Glenn Youngkin (R) source | Open seat | Governor of Virginia | General | Won general |
2020
| U.S. Senate endorsements by Mike Pence, 2020 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Status | Office sought | Endorsement type | Outcome |
| Martha McSally (R) source | Incumbent | U.S. Senate Arizona (special) | Primary, General | Lost general |
| John James (R) source | Challenger | U.S. Senate Michigan | Primary, General | Lost general |
| Jason Lewis (R) source | Challenger | U.S. Senate Minnesota | Primary, General | Lost general |
| Steve Daines (R) source | Incumbent | U.S. Senate Montana | General | Won general |
| Lindsey Graham (R) source | Incumbent | U.S. Senate South Carolina | Primary, General | Won general |
| Bill Hagerty (R) source | Open seat | U.S. Senate Tennessee | Primary, General | Won general |
| U.S. House endorsements by Mike Pence, 2020 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Status | Office sought | Endorsement type | Outcome |
| Victoria Spartz (R) source | Open seat | U.S. House Indiana District 5 | General | Won general |
| Matt Rosendale (R) source | Open seat | U.S. House Montana At-large District | General | Won general |
| Nancy Mace (R) source | Challenger | U.S. House South Carolina District 1 | General | Won general |
| State executive endorsements by Mike Pence, 2020 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Status | Office sought | Endorsement type | Outcome |
| Greg Gianforte (R) source | Open seat | Governor of Montana | General | Won general |
2019
| State executive endorsements by Mike Pence, 2019 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Status | Office sought | Endorsement type | Outcome |
| Matt Bevin (R) source | Incumbent | Governor of Kentucky | Primary, General | Lost general |
| Eddie Rispone (R) source | Challenger | Governor of Louisiana | Primary, General | Lost general |
| Ralph Abraham (R) source | Challenger | Governor of Louisiana | Primary | Lost primary |
2018
| U.S. Senate endorsements by Mike Pence, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Status | Office sought | Endorsement type | Outcome |
| Rick Scott (R) source | Challenger | U.S. Senate Florida | General | Won general |
| Mike Braun (R) source | Challenger | U.S. Senate Indiana | General | Won general |
| John James (R) source | Challenger | U.S. Senate Michigan | Primary, General | Lost general |
| Karin Housley (R) source | Challenger | U.S. Senate Minnesota (special) | General | Lost general |
| Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) source | Incumbent | U.S. Senate Mississippi (special) | General Runoff | Won general runoff |
| Roger Wicker (R) source | Incumbent | U.S. Senate Mississippi | Primary, General | Won general |
| Josh Hawley (R) source | Challenger | U.S. Senate Missouri | Primary, General | Won general |
| Matt Rosendale (R) source | Challenger | U.S. Senate Montana | General | Lost general |
| Dean Heller (R) source | Incumbent | U.S. Senate Nevada | Primary, General | Lost general |
| Kevin Cramer (R) source | Challenger | U.S. Senate North Dakota | Primary, General | Won general |
| Jim Renacci (R) source | Challenger | U.S. Senate Ohio | Primary, General | Lost general |
| Lou Barletta (R) source | Challenger | U.S. Senate Pennsylvania | Primary, General | Lost general |
| Marsha Blackburn (R) source | Open seat | U.S. Senate Tennessee | Primary, General | Won general |
| Ted Cruz (R) source | Incumbent | U.S. Senate Texas | Primary, General | Won general |
| Patrick Morrisey (R) source | Challenger | U.S. Senate West Virginia | General | Lost general |
| Leah Vukmir (R) source | Challenger | U.S. Senate Wisconsin | General | Lost general |
| State executive endorsements by Mike Pence, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Status | Office sought | Endorsement type | Outcome |
| Mike Dunleavy (R) source | Challenger | Governor of Alaska | General | Won general |
| Doug Ducey (R) source | Incumbent | Governor of Arizona | General | Won general |
| Asa Hutchinson (R) source | Incumbent | Governor of Arkansas | General | Won general |
| John Cox (R) source | Open seat | Governor of California | General | Lost general |
| Walker Stapleton (R) source | Open seat | Governor of Colorado | General | Lost general |
| Ron DeSantis (R) source | Open seat | Governor of Florida | General | Won general |
| Brian Kemp (R) source | Open seat | Governor of Georgia | General | Won general |
| Kris Kobach (R) source | Challenger | Governor of Kansas | General | Lost general |
| Bill Schuette (R) source | Open seat | Governor of Michigan | Primary, General | Lost general |
| Jeff Johnson (R) source | Open seat | Governor of Minnesota | General | Lost general |
| Adam Laxalt (R) source | Open seat | Governor of Nevada | General | Lost general |
| Richard Michael DeWine (R) source | Open seat | Governor of Ohio | General | Won general |
| Kevin Stitt (R) source | Open seat | Governor of Oklahoma | General | Won general |
| Henry McMaster (R) source | Incumbent | Governor of South Carolina | Primary, General | Won general |
| Diane Black (R) source | Open seat | Governor of Tennessee | Primary | Lost primary |
| Greg Abbott (R) source | Incumbent | Governor of Texas | Primary, General | Won general |
| Scott Walker (R) source | Incumbent | Governor of Wisconsin | General | Lost general |
2017
Governor
- See also: Gubernatorial elections, 2017
| Gubernatorial endorsements by Mike Pence, 2017 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Status | State | Result |
| Ed Gillespie[1] | Open seat | Virginia | 
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Special elections
| Special election endorsements by Mike Pence, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Election date | Position | State | Result |
| Roy Moore[2] | December 12 | U.S. Senate | Alabama |
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| Luther Strange[3] (incumbent) | September 26 | U.S. Senate | Alabama | (primary)
|
| Karen Handel[4] | June 20 | U.S. House | Georgia | 
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| Greg Gianforte[5] | May 25 | U.S. House | Montana |
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| Ron Estes[6] | April 11 | U.S. House | Kansas |
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Footnotes
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Pence throws his weight behind Va. GOP gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie," October 15, 2017
- ↑ The Hill, "Pence congratulates Roy Moore: 'We are for you!'" September 26, 2017
- ↑ Washington Examiner, "Mike Pence joins Trump in endorsing Luther Strange on day of Alabama Senate special election primary," August 15, 2017
- ↑ WABE, "Cobb Visit By VP Pence Raises $250K For Handel Campaign," June 9, 2017
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Trump called the GOP hopeful in Montana a ‘wonderful guy.’ Pence endorsed him, too. They’ve both been mum since an alleged assault," March 25, 2017
- ↑ Politico, "Trump tries to boost Estes in Kansas special election," April 11, 2017
