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Ohio's Republican secretary of state, Frank LaRose, launches his campaign for US Senate

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose is running for the U.S. Senate

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2023

Ohio derailment tests Sen. Brown's push to buck Dem defeats

Republicans say the federal response to a train derailment in an eastern Ohio village shows Democrats are not focused on policy at home

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2023

Early jockeying for Senate seats foreshadows competitive 2024 elections

Lawmakers are already setting their sights on 34 Senate seats that will open up in 2024, indicating a busy election season.

WEKU · Jan 20, 2023

Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 21 (May 5, 2022)

Welcome to The Heart of the Primaries, Republican Edition

Ballotpedia · May 5, 2022

Vance wins Ohio Senate Republican primary

J.D. Vance defeated six other candidates in the May 3 Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Ohio, including Matt Dolan, Mike Gibbons, Josh Mandel, and Jane Timken. Vance received 31.3% of the vote, while Mandel, Dolan, Gibbons, and Timken received 24.3%, 21.9%, 12%, and 6.6%, respectively. Incumbent Rob Portman (R), who was first elected in…

Ballotpedia · May 5, 2022

The Ohio primary shows that Trump still has a tight hold on the Republican party

JD Vance once pondered if Trump was the next Hitler. Then he kissed Trump’s ring – and has been rewarded with the Ohio Republican Senate nomination

The Guardian - US · May 5, 2022

Trump's endorsement of 'Hillbilly Elegy' writer tested his power in the GOP

Once again, the eyes of a nation — or at least those of its political junkies — were on Ohio.

Los Angeles Times · May 4, 2022

GOP establishment privately regards J.D. Vance with same disgust felt toward Trump

Arguably the hardest-edged populist nationalist in Mitch McConnell's conference.

Axios · May 4, 2022

JD Vance wins GOP US Senate race in Ohio with Trump’s backing

Venture capitalist JD Vance won a crowded and acrimonious Republican primary for the U.S. Senate in Ohio, propelled by former President Donald Trump’s endorsement in the final stretch of the campaign.

Tribune News Service · May 4, 2022

After Trump's endorsement, J.D. Vance wins a crowded Ohio GOP Senate race, the AP says

Author J.D. Vance emerged from a crowded Republican primary in Ohio, and now becomes the favorite in the general election in the GOP-leaning state.

WEKU · May 4, 2022