List of Ron DeSantis 2024 presidential campaign endorsements

This is a list of notable individuals and organizations which have endorsed Ron DeSantis to be the Republican Party's nominee in the 2024 U.S. presidential election. DeSantis withdrew his candidacy in January 2024.[1]

Federal executive officials

Jim Bridenstine
Ken Cuccinelli

Former

U.S. Senators

George LeMieux

Former

U.S. Representatives

Laurel Lee
Thomas Massie
Chip Roy

Current

Former

Governors

Kim Reynolds
Kevin Stitt

Current

Former

State executive officials

Jeanette Nuñez
Ashley Moody
Adam Laxalt

Current

Former

State legislators

State senators

Alabama

Arizona

Colorado

Connecticut

Florida

Illinois

Iowa

Maine

Massachusetts

Michigan

Mississippi

Nevada

New Hampshire

North Carolina

Oklahoma

Pennsylvania

South Carolina

Tennessee

Utah

Washington

Wisconsin

State representatives

Alabama

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Florida

Georgia

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

New Hampshire

New Jersey

North Carolina

Ohio

Oklahoma

Rhode Island

South Carolina

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Washington

Wisconsin

State judicial officials

Phil Berger Jr.

Current

Former

Local officials

Juan Fernandez-Barquin
Bob Gualtieri

Current

Party officials

Former

Business leaders

Harold Hamm

Activists and public figures

Ann Coulter
Riley Gaines

Academic figures

Fred Hawkins

Organizations

International politicians

Lyle Shelton

Current

Former

Maps

  • Endorsements by incumbent Republicans in the House of Representatives.   Endorsed Donald Trump (162)   Endorsed Ron DeSantis (2) (withdrawn)   Endorsed Mike Pence (2) (withdrawn)   Endorsed Nikki Haley (1)   Endorsed Mike Pompeo (1) (declined to run)   No endorsement (44)   Declined to endorse a candidate (7)
    Endorsements by incumbent Republicans in the House of Representatives.
      Endorsed Donald Trump (162)
      Endorsed Ron DeSantis (2) (withdrawn)
      Endorsed Mike Pence (2) (withdrawn)
      Endorsed Nikki Haley (1)
      Endorsed Mike Pompeo (1) (declined to run)
      No endorsement (44)
      Declined to endorse a candidate (7)
  • Endorsements by incumbent Republicans in the U.S. Senate.   Endorsed Donald Trump (33)   Endorsed Nikki Haley (2)   Endorsed Tim Scott (1) (withdrawn)   No endorsement (6)   Declined to endorse a candidate (7)
    Endorsements by incumbent Republicans in the U.S. Senate.
      Endorsed Donald Trump (33)
      Endorsed Nikki Haley (2)
      Endorsed Tim Scott (1) (withdrawn)
      No endorsement (6)
      Declined to endorse a candidate (7)
  • Endorsements by incumbent Republican governors.   Endorsed Donald Trump (16)   Endorsed Nikki Haley (2)   Endorsed Ron DeSantis (1) (withdrawn)   Endorsed Mike Pence (1) (withdrawn)   No endorsement (5)   Declined to endorse a candidate (2)
    Endorsements by incumbent Republican governors.
      Endorsed Donald Trump (16)
      Endorsed Nikki Haley (2)
      Endorsed Ron DeSantis (1) (withdrawn)
      Endorsed Mike Pence (1) (withdrawn)
      No endorsement (5)
      Declined to endorse a candidate (2)
  • Endorsements by incumbent Republicans in the Iowa Senate.   Endorsed Ron DeSantis (13)   Endorsed Donald Trump (8)   Endorsed Nikki Haley (1)   Endorsed Vivek Ramaswamy (1)   No endorsement (11)   Non-Republicans (16)
    Endorsements by incumbent Republicans in the Iowa Senate.
      Endorsed Ron DeSantis (13)
      Endorsed Donald Trump (8)
      Endorsed Nikki Haley (1)
      Endorsed Vivek Ramaswamy (1)
      No endorsement (11)
      Non-Republicans (16)
  • Endorsements by incumbent Republicans in the Iowa House of Representatives.   Endorsed Ron DeSantis (27)   Endorsed Donald Trump (15)   Endorsed Nikki Haley (7)   Endorsed Vivek Ramaswamy (1)   No endorsement (14)   Non-Republicans (36)
    Endorsements by incumbent Republicans in the Iowa House of Representatives.
      Endorsed Ron DeSantis (27)
      Endorsed Donald Trump (15)
      Endorsed Nikki Haley (7)
      Endorsed Vivek Ramaswamy (1)
      No endorsement (14)
      Non-Republicans (36)
Endorsements by incumbent Republicans in the New Hampshire Senate.
  Endorsed Ron DeSantis (1) (withdrawn)
  Endorsed Nikki Haley (1)
  Endorsed Donald Trump (1)
  No endorsement (11)
Endorsements by incumbent Republicans in the New Hampshire House of Representatives.
  Endorsed Donald Trump (51)
  Endorsed Ron DeSantis (26) (withdrawn)
  Endorsed Vivek Ramaswamy (7) (withdrawn)
  Endorsed Nikki Haley (3)
  Endorsed Larry Elder (1) (withdrawn)
  No endorsement (110)
  Non-Republicans (202)
Endorsements by incumbent Republicans in the South Carolina House of Representatives.
  Endorsed Donald Trump (61)
  Endorsed Ron DeSantis (4) (withdrawn)
  Endorsed Nikki Haley (4)
  Endorsed Tim Scott (2) (withdrawn)
  No endorsement (17)
  Non-Republicans (36)
Endorsements by incumbent Republicans in the South Carolina Senate.
  Endorsed Donald Trump (7)
  Endorsed Nikki Haley (5)
  Endorsed Tim Scott (4) (withdrawn)
  Endorsed Ron DeSantis (1) (withdrawn)
  No endorsement (13)
  Non-Republicans (16)

See also

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