Trump-backed businessman Bernie Moreno withstood a late blitz of negative ads and emerged victorious Tuesday in Ohio’s tumultuous Republican Senate primary, edging out state Sen. Matt Dolan, the favorite of the GOP establishment, and Secretary of State Frank LaRose.
Moreno had 41.5 percent of the vote when The Associated Press called the race at 8:35 p.m. Eastern time. He will face Sen. Sherrod Brown, one of the most vulnerable Democrats, in November.
Ohio Republican Sen. J.D. Vance, who campaigned with Moreno, congratulated him on the X social media platform, calling the nominee “a great patriot.”
