Trump posts early-voting calls and endorsement lists for 12 states on X

What he posted

The posts went out one state at a time, from Louisiana at 6:48 p.m. CT to Alabama at 6:59 p.m. CT. The 12 states were Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky and Louisiana. His final post of the day, at 7:03 p.m. CT, linked to a live video stream titled “LIVE: President Trump Holds a Rally in Sioux City, IA - 10/22/26.”

For eight states (Alaska, Arkansas, California, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Louisiana), he first posted an early-voting alert, then replied to it with a list of endorsed candidates. Each alert used the same words, with only the state name changed. The Iowa post read: “Early Voting, in-person, is UNDERWAY NOW in the Great State of Iowa. If you have a mail-in ballot, return it immediately and, if not, GO VOTE at the Polls RIGHT NOW, and get everyone you know to VOTE FOR THE REPUBLICAN IN EVERY RACE, UP AND DOWN THE BALLOT!”

Each alert went on: “Whether you VOTE early, absentee, by mail, or in-person, Republicans must SWAMP the Radical Left Dumocrats with massive turnout!” Each one gave an in-person early-voting end date: Nov. 2 for Alaska, Arkansas, California, Illinois, Indiana and Iowa; Oct. 30 for Idaho; and Oct. 27 for Louisiana. Each alert linked to a page for that state on swampthevoteusa.com.

For the other four states (Alabama, Florida, Kansas and Kentucky), he posted only a list, headed “TO THE GREAT PEOPLE OF [STATE], MAKE A PLAN TO VOTE FOR.” Every list ended with the same line: “These Great Patriots have my Complete and Total Endorsement — They will never let you down! President DONALD J. TRUMP”

The candidates, state by state

Alabama (10 candidates): Barry Moore for U.S. Senate, Tommy Tuberville for governor, John Wahl for lieutenant governor, Katherine Robertson for attorney general, and six U.S. House candidates. Post: https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/2113419957891719444

Alaska (3): Dan Sullivan for U.S. Senate, Bernadette Wilson for governor and Nick Begich for the state’s at-large House seat. Posts: https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/2113419824848392254 and https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/2113419834298085813

Arkansas (6): Tom Cotton for U.S. Senate, Sarah Huckabee Sanders for governor, and Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack and Bruce Westerman for the House. Posts: https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/2113419276615118870 and https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/2113419290934407279

California (7): Steve Hilton for governor, plus six House candidates, including Tom McClintock, Vince Fong and Jay Obernolte. Posts: https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/2113419031952965838 and https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/2113419044774949127

Florida (28): Ashley Moody for U.S. Senate, Byron Donalds for governor, James Uthmeier for attorney general, Wilton Simpson for agriculture commissioner and 24 House candidates. It was the longest list of the night. Post: https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/2113418784652530106

Idaho (5): Jim Risch for U.S. Senate, Brad Little for governor, Scott Bedke for lieutenant governor, and Russ Fulcher and Mike Simpson for the House. Posts: https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/2113418479651209299 and https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/2113418488236929406

Illinois (4): Darren Bailey for governor, and Mike Bost, Mary Miller and Darin LaHood for the House. Posts: https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/2113418283294785789 and https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/2113418291024896021

Indiana (8): eight House candidates, including Victoria Spartz, Marlin Stutzman and Erin Houchin. Posts: https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/2113418071792906455 and https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/2113418081183907931

Iowa (7): Ashley Hinson for U.S. Senate, Zach Lahn for governor, Brenna Bird for attorney general, and Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Joe Mitchell, Zach Nunn and Chris McGowan for the House. Posts: https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/2113417815466385440 and https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/2113417824651919755

Kansas (5): Roger Marshall for U.S. Senate, Ty Masterson for governor, and Tracey Mann, Derek Schmidt and Ron Estes for the House. Post: https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/2113417578131685757

Kentucky (6): Andy Barr for U.S. Senate, and James Comer, Brett Guthrie, Ed Gallrein, Hal Rogers and Ralph Alvarado for the House. Post: https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/2113417272446558717

Louisiana (4): Julia Letlow for U.S. Senate, and Steve Scalise, Clay Higgins and Mike Johnson for the House. Posts: https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/2113417123368493124 and https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/2113417133678109130

The Iowa stop

The posts went out as the president arrived in Iowa. The White House reposted a Rapid Response 47 post, timed 6:53 p.m. CT, that said he had stepped off Air Force One at Sioux Gateway Airport in Sioux City. The rally was billed as a campaign event for Hinson, whose Senate race against Democratic state lawmaker Josh Turek is among the contests that could help decide control of the Senate, the Associated Press and Fox News reported.

Earlier Thursday, the White House’s own X account posted about farm policy, homeownership costs, a new executive order on manufactured housing, and health care fraud cases in California. The president’s personal account had no other posts on Oct. 22.