Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during his rally in Selma, North Carolina, U.S., April 9, 2022. REUTERS/Erin Siegal McIntyre/File Photo
May 1 (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump is trying to demonstrate his power over the Republican Party with more than 150 endorsements of candidates in November's midterm elections that will determine control of Congress for 2023 and 2024.
Twelve key picks -- including some against incumbent members of his party -- will show Trump's influence.
Primary elections in the weeks ahead will test Trump's sway with Republican primary voters, though only Nov. 8 will show how many Trump-backed candidates can win office.
* U.S. Senate seat for Ohio vacated by retiring Senator Rob Portman
* May 3 Republican nomination contest
Trump-backed Vance is best known as the author of best-seller "Hillbilly Elegy" which documented the descent of factory towns in states like Ohio into poverty and drug abuse. He has styled himself as an angry populist in the Trumpian mold but a recent public opinion poll on the Republican nomination contest pointed to a close race with former Ohio state treasurer Josh Mandel.
* U.S. Senate seat for North Carolina vacated by retiring Senator Richard Burr
* May 17 Republican nomination contest
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