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Politico By MARISSA MARTINEZ 05/04/2022 01:19 AM EDT Donald Trump's endorsement record was unblemished in the Ohio and Indiana primaries. Donald Trump speaks during a rally. Former President Donald Trump speaks from the podium during a rally on May 1, 2022, in Greenwood, Neb. | Kenneth Ferriera/Lincoln Journal Star via AP, File In Tuesday’s Indiana and Ohio primaries, Trump once again ran the table: All 22 of his endorsed candidates won. He threw his support behind almost every House GOP incumbent running for reelection — and a few hopefuls in open seat primaries — and his preferred candidate won in every case. His pick in the the highest profile race of the day, the Ohio Senate GOP primary, also won the nomination largely due to Trump’s endorsement power. With a roster of more than 130 endorsements in midterm races to date, Donald Trump has put his political capital on the line in dozens of states and scores of primaries. Last year, in special Senate and House elections, the former president’s record was mixed: Kelly Loeffler of Georgia and Susan Wright of Texas lost their bids, while Mike Carey of Ohio and Julia Letlow of Louisiana won. This year, his record is considerably better. In the March Texas primaries, his first true test of 2022, all of Trump’s chosen congressional and statewide candidates won their races with the exception of scandal-plagued state Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is in a runoff later this month. In Tuesday’s Indiana and Ohio primaries, Trump once again ran the table: All 22 of his endorsed candidates won. He threw his support behind almost every House GOP incumbent running for reelection — and a few hopefuls in open seat primaries — and his preferred candidate won in every case. His pick in the the highest profile race of the day, the Ohio Senate GOP primary, also won the nomination largely due to Trump’s endorsement power. Of course, the bar for success wasn’t that high: Trump backed numerous incumbents who faced token primary opposition or were unopposed. Notably, Trump did not endorse in the Ohio governor’s race, where Republican Gov. Mike DeWine — one of the first prominent Republicans to acknowledge President Joe Biden’s victory — fended off a stiff primary challenge. Trump bypassed the Indiana Senate race as well, where Sen. Todd Young — who said Trump bears responsibility for the January 6 attacks — won renomination. Trump also didn’t back Rep. David Joyce, the incumbent in Ohio’s 14th District, who issued a statement last year denying that the 2020 election was stolen.