Where they stand in the 2024 election

Trump wasn’t convicted in the Senate trial after a majority of senators, but not the two-thirds needed for removal, voted to convict him. Seven Senate Republicans voted to convict him, adding to the 10 House Republicans who supported the impeachment for his alleged crimes. With the former president up for another term in the White House, in a battle against Vice President Kamala Harris, here is where those Republicans stand on Trump’s bid for a second term.

Former Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger have vocally endorsed Harris, appearing at campaign stops for her campaign and acting as frequent critics of Trump since they voted to impeach him in January 2021. Cheney and Harris hosted a series of events in key battleground states earlier this week while Kinzinger spoke at the Democratic National Convention. Cheney lost her 2022 House primary in a landslide defeat to Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY), while Kinzinger did not seek reelection in 2022.

Another House Republican who did not seek reelection to his seat in 2022, former Rep. Fred Upton, endorsed Harris on Thursday, calling Trump “unfit to serve as commander in chief again.”

Former Reps. Anthony Gonzalez, Jaime Herrera Beutler, Tom Rice, and John Katko have not endorsed either Trump or Harris in the 2024 race. Herrera Beutler lost her 2022 primary, while the other three elected not to seek another term in 2022.

Former Rep. Peter Meijer, who lost his House primary in 2022, told Politico in 2023 that he would support whoever the Republican presidential nominee is, but has not plainly endorsed Trump or Harris in the race for the White House.

The only two House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump and are still in Congress are Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and David Valadao (R-CA). Newhouse announced his support for Trump earlier this year, despite the former president’s endorsement of his Republican opponent in the primary and general elections. Valadao has not endorsed either Trump or Harris, and has said he will keep who he votes for in the presidential election private.

Of the Republican senators who voted to convict Trump, three are no longer in Congress. Former Sens. Richard Burr, Pat Toomey, and Ben Sasse have each taken different stances on the former president. Burr said in August he would vote for Trump in the election, Toomey said in September he would not vote for Trump or Harris, while Sasse has not revealed his stance on the 2024 election.

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The other three Republican senators who voted to convict Trump have said they will not vote for the former president, but have not backed Harris. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) told CNN in March that she would not vote for Trump, while Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) has said he would not be supporting Trump earlier this month, while Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) said in July that she would write in former Gov. Nikki Haley.

The race for the White House is expected to be tight to the finish line, with both Harris and Trump neck-and-neck in the polls.