They subsequently lost their party endorsements for the 1938 election.

A major job of a district leader is to vote on party endorsements, a vital help to most candidates.

These were potentially to include party endorsement of opposing candidates in future primaries.

He got the party endorsement and feels it's important.

He also said no "deals" were made for minor party endorsements.

"I never got a party endorsement in my life," he said in an interview.

Sought the party endorsement for governor two times in the past.

Bridgewater, however, won the second and third ballots to win the party endorsement.

In this race, where turnout is expected to be light, party endorsements are likely to play a heavy role.

Without party endorsement, they might not vote for either Republican.