Former President Donald Trump made an endorsement in what could be a close U.S. Senate race in Nevada, backing retired U.S. Army Captain Sam Brown to take on the state’s incumbent senator.


“Sam Brown has my Complete and Total Endorsement ... he will never let you down,” former President Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on June 9.

Mr. Brown beat out his top GOP competitor in Nevada, former U.S. Ambassador to Iceland Jeff Gunter, for the former president’s endorsement. Mr. Brown is now the favorite to win the Republican primary in the Silver State, with 11 other Republicans vying for the nomination.

Mr. Brown also has been endorsed by Republican Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo, a former sheriff of Clark County.


The Nevada primary election takes place on Tuesday, June 11. The winner of the primary will take on incumbent Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) in the November 2024 election.


Following the endorsement, Ms. Rosen wrote on X that she believes Mr. Brown’s “agenda of banning abortion, gutting health care, and slashing Social Security is wrong for Nevada.”