Turning Point's midterm bet backfires, Republicans furious
The gist
Turning Point Action-backed candidates lost races from Arizona to New Hampshire in the Nov. 3 midterms.
The defeats set off recriminations inside the GOP over the group's role.
How it unfolded
- Nov 3, 2026Voters rejected Turning Point Action-backed candidates across states from Arizona to New Hampshire to Nevada; across the three states where the group invested most, Republicans scored only one statewide win.
- Nov 3, 2026Democrat Chris Pappas won New Hampshire's U.S. Senate race an hour after polls closed, the first brick in Turning Point's 'red wall' to crumble.
- Nov 3, 2026Turning Point Action spent more than $18 million backing Congressman Andy Biggs' gubernatorial campaign; Biggs lost to incumbent Gov. Katie Hobbs, 56% to 43% as of Thursday afternoon.
Key terms
- midterms
- US general elections held near the midpoint of a president's four-year term, when all House seats and about a third of Senate seats are contested.
- GOP
- The Republican Party, one of the two major political parties in the United States.
- state Legislature
- The bicameral lawmaking body of a U.S. state, with a house of representatives and a senate.
Source: Wikipedia