(Reuters] -Ex-President Donald Trump wants to prove his control over the Republican Party. He has more than 150 endorsements for candidates during November’s midterm election that will determine which candidate controls Congress in 2023 or 2024.

Trump will be demonstrating his influence through twelve key selections, including those against incumbent party members.

In the coming weeks, Trump’s influence with Republican primary voters will be tested. However, only Nov. 8, which will determine how many Trump-backed candidates will win office will reveal.

J.D. J.D.

* U.S. Senate seat for Ohio vacated by retiring Senator Rob Portman

* Nov. 8 election

Trump-backed Vance won in a crowded Republican primary on May 3. He is favored for victory in November against Democrat Tim Ryan. However, some political observers anticipate a tough challenge from Ryan.

Vance is perhaps best-known for his best-seller, “Hillbilly Elegy,” which detailed the fall of Ohio factory towns to poverty and abuse. Vance has portrayed himself as a Trumpian populist, trying to erase his previous reputation for being a Trump critic.

TED BUDD

* U.S. Senate seat for North Carolina vacated by retiring Senator Richard Burr

* May 17 Republican nomination contest

Budd, who is a ranking-and-file House of Representatives member, was not well-known in North Carolina before seeking the Republican nomination. It’s expected that the race for November will be close. Even though Trump has endorsed Budd, he has been trailing Pat McCrory, the former Governor of North Carolina, for most of this race. However, Budd is showing a slight advantage in recent polling.

MEHMET OZ

* U.S. Senate seat for Pennsylvania vacated by retiring Senator Pat Toomey

* May 17 Republican nomination contest

Oz, a famous doctor who suffered a public embarrassment in 2014 after he claimed that certain products he promoted were not scientifically sound. Trump’s endorsement of Oz caused a split in the Republican Party. In Pennsylvania, he was joined by David McCormick (NYSE :), a former CEO at a hedge fund and Kathy Barnette, whose opinions are also being considered for the Republican nomination. Recent public opinion surveys showed that they were nearly tied between the three main candidates. A Democrat will challenge the winner in the primary, which is likely to be the closest race for November election.

HERSCHEL WALKER

* Versus U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock of Georgia

* May 24 Republican primary

Walker is expected to be the Republican nominee. Public opinion polls have already shown that Walker will face Warnock (a Democratic pastor). Trump-endorsed Walker has weaknesses, including allegations of domestic abuse. Walker supporters are planning to run ads that say Walker isn’t ready for Warnock’s challenge because of his baggage.

DAVID PERDUE

* Versus Georgia Governor Brian Kemp

* May 24 Republican primary

Perdue admitted that he had lost his U.S. Senate seat to Jon Ossoff in 2021. However, he reversed himself and claimed that the election was rigged. The evidence of fraud he cited, however, was not part of a case which was eventually dismissed by a judge. Trump did not endorse Kemp over Perdue. He also criticized the Republican governor of the state who dismissed Trump’s statements regarding election fraud. However, Kemp is now ahead by a double digit in the polls.

KATIE ARRINGTON

* Versus U.S. Representative Nancy Mace

* June 14 Republican primary for South Carolina’s 1st congressional district

South Carolina’s state representative has challenged a Republican lawmaker who voted for Trump’s impeachment. Mace, a former president’s wife, was furious when she suggested that Congress investigate reprimanding Trump for the role he played in an attack on the U.S. Capitol by his supporters on January 6, 2021. Arrington trails Mace in public opinion surveys.

ROSELL FRY

* Versus U.S. Representative Tom Rice

* June 14 Republican primary for South Carolina’s 7th congressional district

Trump’s choice to unseat Republican Rice is one of few Republicans who voted for impeachment of the ex-leader. He was a Republican state representative with nearly half a million dollars in his campaign on March 31. This suggests a possible race against Rice.

LOREN CULP

* Versus U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse

* Aug. 2 Republican primary for Washington’s 4th congressional district

Trump picked Loren, an ex-small-town chief police officer to challenge Newhouse. Culp had in March demanded the execution of a Black man who is accused of injuring and throwing a woman down the train stairs. Trump had in February endorsed Culp, angry by Newhouse’s 2021 impeachment vote.

JOHN GIBBS

* Versus U.S. Representative Peter Meijer

* Aug 2 Republican primary for Michigan’s 3rd congressional district

Gibbs was a Trump-era housing official. His nomination to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management fell after both political parties challenged his tweets that were inflamatory. They also included references to false conspiracy theories and Democrats. Meijer is a far more successful fundraiser than his opponent, having voted for Trump’s impeachment. A Democrat will challenge the nominee in the race for the nomination, which is likely to be the closest House race in November.

JOE KENT

* Versus U.S. Representative Jaime Herrera Beutler

* Aug 2 Republican primary for Washington’s 3rd congressional district

Kent, a former special forces officer, has campaigned alongside far-right U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz from Florida. He told Oregon Public Broadcasting that he had a strategy call on social media with Nicholas Fuentes with white nationalist Nicholas Fuentes. However, he stated that he did not agree with Fuentes “ethno nationalism”. Kent’s campaign had $1 million more in the bank by March 31, which set up a challenge for incumbent Herrera Beutler. Herrera Beutler voted to impeach Trump.

KELLY TSHIBAKA

* Versus U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska

* August 16 open primary contest

Trump supports Tshibaka (an ex-Alaska state commissioner for administration), to unseat Murkowski. Murkowski was one of seven Republican senators who voted in favor to imprison Trump on inciting insurrection charges in 2021. Trump has made Alaska a proxy battle with Mitch McConnell (Republican Senate Leader), who promised to support Murkowski’s campaign.

HARRIET HAGEMAN

* Versus U.S. Representative Liz Cheney

* Aug. 16 Wyoming at-large-district Republican primary

Trump supported Hageman (a land-use lawyer) in September 2021 to try and punish Cheney. For voting to impeach Trump on an inciting insurrection charge, the 3 House Republican. In a December poll, Hageman was ahead of Cheney by 20 percent.