Ohio voters will go to the polls today to decide, in part, whom to nominate in the race to replace Sen. Rob Portman. After cruising to a comfortable victory in 2016, Portman, a Republican, announced last year that he would not seek a third term. Since Ohio primary winners are determined by plurality vote, candidates won't have to worry about runoffs, but about getting the most votes today.
If GOP primary voters have trouble telling the candidates apart, that is understandable. In mid-April, former President Donald Trump endorsed Hillbilly Elegy memoirist J.D. Vance, over former state treasurer Josh Mandel, for the nomination. But at a campaign rally over the weekend, Trump referred to his chosen candidate as "J.D. Mandel."
