Author and venture capitalist JDVance1 has been projected the winner of Ohio’s contentious Republican primary for Senate.
Holding the Ohio Senate seat soon to be vacated by the retiring Sen. Rob Portman is crucial to Republicans' efforts to win a Senate majority. The Cook Political Report has rated the race"Lean Republican," meaning the GOP will likely maintain the seat.In remarks to supporters at his election night party, Vance called his victory a referendum on both what the country and the Republican Party should be.
Allies of Mandel, who also sought Trump’s endorsement, were critical of Trump’s selection of Vance, arguing the Hillbilly Elegy author spoke critically of Trump and his supporters in 2016. But that criticism did not ultimately deter Trump, who argued that Vance was best situated to win November’s election.
The race was also seen as a test of Trump’s influence in primary contests. Prior to Trump’s endorsement of Vance, the candidate lagged in the polls, at times trailing both Mandel and Gibbons. Dolan, a part-owner of the Cleveland Guardians, was the lone candidate in the Republican field who argued that the party should move on from Trump’s unfounded claims about the 2020 election. While declining to label himself anti-Trump and embracing aspects of Trump’s agenda, Dolan was critical of Trump’s claims of election fraud. Polling in the final stretch of the race indicated Dolan was gaining support, which could have been tied to a television and digital ad campaign with a positive tone.
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