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Stewart stirred controversy in June 2018 when it was reported that he had praised and paid far-right commentator [[Paul Nehlen]]. In January 2017, Stewart called Nehlen one of his "personal heroes" and said he was "inspired" by Nehlen's attempt to oust House speaker [[Paul Ryan]] in a Republican primary.<ref name="CNN 20180607">{{Cite news |date=June 7, 2018 |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/06/07/politics/corey-stewart-paul-nehlen-payment-fundraising-list/index.html|title=Virginia US Senate candidate previously paid anti-Semitic, anti-Muslim figure for fundraising list |first1=Andrew|last1=Kaczynski |first2=Nathan|last2=McDermott |website=[[CNN]]|access-date=June 9, 2018}}</ref> Nehlen had previously made [[Islamophobia|anti-Muslim]] comments, promoted fringe conspiracy theories and promoted content by [[white nationalism|white nationalists]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/06/20/politics/corey-stewart-paul-nehlen/index.html|title=GOP Senate nominee Corey Stewart endorsed Paul Nehlen months after he shared white nationalist content|first=Andrew|last=Kaczynski|work=CNN|date=June 20, 2018|access-date=June 20, 2018}}</ref><ref name="CNN 20180607" /> In June 2018, five months after Nehlen made controversial anti-Semitic statements, Stewart disavowed Nehlen and said that he no longer considered Nehlen one of his heroes.<ref name="CNN 20180607" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/corey-stewart-twice-apologizes-for-befriending-white-supremacists/2018/06/06/33830bc0-698e-11e8-bea7-c8eb28bc52b1_story.html|title=Virginia's Corey Stewart disavows ties to 'pro-white' candidate he once befriended|last=Olivo|first=Antonio|date=June 7, 2018|work=The Washington Post|access-date=June 9, 2018}}</ref><ref name="NYT 05082018">{{Cite news |first1=Danny |last1=Hakim |first2=Stephanie |last2=Saul |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/05/us/politics/corey-stewart-virginia.html |title=White Nationalists Love Corey Stewart. He Keeps Them Close. |newspaper=The New York Times |date=August 5, 2018 |access-date=September 20, 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
During the campaign, Stewart sought and received the support of the [[Public Advocate of the United States]], an [[anti-LGBT]] group that advocates [[conversion therapy]] and compares homosexuality to pedophilia.<ref name="CNN 20180614">{{Cite news |date=June 14, 2018 |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/06/14/politics/kfile-corey-stewart-kevin-cramer-anti-lgbt-survey/index.html |title=GOP Senate nominees Kevin Cramer, Corey Stewart sought support of extreme anti-gay group |first=Andrew|last=Kaczynski |access-date=June 14, 2018}}</ref> The founder of the group has claimed that Obama is a "child molester" and promoted the [[Pizzagate conspiracy theory]].<ref name="CNN 20180614" /> Stewart pledged to the group that he would oppose "'Transgender Bathrooms' legislation and regulations - which have the effect of encouraging and protecting pedophiles".<ref name="CNN 20180614" /> Stewart also agreed that public schools should be "prevented from brainwashing elementary school children with the Homosexual Agenda".<ref name="CNN 20180614" /> Stewart indicated support for overturning ''[[Obergefell v. Hodges]]'' (the Supreme Court decision that ruled bans on same-sex marriage unconstitutional), requiring that schools teach that there are only two genders and granting Christian businesses the right to not service same-sex weddings.<ref name="CNN 20180614" /> During the campaign, Stewart argued that the [[American Civil War]] was not about slavery.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/393927-gop-candidate-civil-war-wasnt-about-slavery|title=GOP candidate: Civil war wasn't about slavery|last=Swanson|first=Ian|date=June 25, 2018|work=TheHill|access-date=June 26, 2018|language=en}}</ref> One of Stewart's top aides has promoted the [[Pizzagate]] conspiracy theory (the debunked far-right theory that senior Democrats operated a child prostitution ring) and the far-right conspiracy that Democrats had DNC staffer [[Murder of Seth Rich|Seth Rich murdered]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/06/28/politics/corey-stewart-aide-conspiracy-theories/index.html|title=Top Corey Stewart aide tweeted about Pizzagate, claimed Democrats killed Seth Rich|first1=Christopher|last1=Massie|first2=Andrew|last2=Kaczynski|first3=Nathan|last3=McDermott|work=CNN|access-date=June 28, 2018}}</ref>
On June 12, 2018, Stewart won the Republican primary.<ref>{{cite news |first=Gregory S.|last=Schneider |date=June 12, 2018 |title=Corey Stewart wins Virginia GOP Senate nomination to challenge Tim Kaine |url=http://www.roanoke.com/news/politics/corey-stewart-wins-virginia-gop-senate-nomination-to-challenge-tim/article_17255d5e-a5ca-5a9e-8049-477b16b7e8e7.html |access-date=June 13, 2018 |newspaper=The Roanoke Times}}</ref> He eventually lost the general election to Democratic incumbent [[Tim Kaine]] in a match-up of two Minnesota-born Virginians.<ref>{{cite news |first=A. Barton |last=Hinkle |date=July 15, 2017 |title=The Minnesota Matchup: Tim Kaine v. Corey Stewart? |url=http://www.richmond.com/opinion/our-opinion/bart-hinkle/a-barton-hinkle-on-the-minnesota-matchup-tim-kaine-v/article_4b29354e-198e-5d8f-aac3-a6c05b8e066c.html |access-date=June 13, 2018 |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch}}</ref>
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