Ohio’s crowded Republican Senate primary is still 2 1/2 months away, but one candidate has made gains in recent weeks: businessman Mike Gibbons.
A February poll by the Trafalgar Group found Josh Mandel as an early front-runner in the primary race to replace retiring GOP Ohio Sen. Rob Portman, with the winner expected to face Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan in November. But it found Gibbons at 16.4%, an increase from 11.9% in December, marking a jump from third to second place in just two months.
The investment banker is largely self-funding his own campaign, loaning himself upwards of $11 million for his race ahead of the May 3 primary. “I never inherited a nickel, and I'm running against a lot of people that have inherited things, and now we are treated the same way because we happen to be in the same place right now,” he said, drawing a contrast with primary rivals such as Mandel, former state treasurer; state Sen. Matt Dolan, whose family owns the Cleveland Guardians baseball team; and former Ohio GOP Chairwoman Jane Timken. “But that's why I believe in the American dream.
Trump has yet to make an endorsement in the race, and the crowded field of candidates is jockeying for his support. In fact, much of the race has been driven by candidates seeking to seem like the most closely aligned with the former president. Asked if voters are looking to hear about Trump or looking to move on, Gibbons said he was and is a supporter of Trump and was his Ohio finance co-chairman in 2016.
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