J.D. Vance

Vance, whom Trump endorsed for the seat, logged 28,324 votes from absentee ballots and early voting, along with a handful of precincts that reported. That was ...

Vance, whom Trump endorsed for the seat, logged 28,324 votes from absentee ballots and early voting, along with a handful of precincts that reported. Latest: Donald Trump endorsement boosts J.D. Vance to victory in Ohio Republican Senate primary CLEVELAND, Ohio – With more than 110,000 votes counted as of 8 p.m., author and venture capitalist J.D. Vance led his next closest competitor by around 2,800 votes in early returns for Tuesday’s Republican Senate primary in Ohio, according to the secretary of state’s office.

J.D. Vance, the Trump-backed candidate in Ohio's contentious GOP Senate primary, has won the nomination, CNN projected Tuesday.

We have to love each other, we have to care about each other, we have to see the best in each other," Ryan added. Turner, a former Ohio state senator who was a key player on the presidential campaign of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, had hoped to galvanize progressives to carry her to victory in the newly drawn district, which includes more of Cleveland. But as pandemic restrictions became more polarizing, he became a frequent target of the right and of Trump, which appeared to make him vulnerable as he set out to win a second term as governor. I'm not going to win on Election Day and try to punish 50% of the people that are living in this state or in this country," Ryan said. He called Mandel "a dedicated public servant from the Marine Corps to the state treasurer's office" and told Mandel supporters that he hoped to earn their support. Trump called Vance to congratulate him on his win Tuesday night, according to a source familiar with the call.

Author J.D. Vance, who last month earned former President Donald Trump's late endorsement in Ohio's Republican Senate primary, has won the GOP contest, ...

He also called the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol an attack on democracy. Mandel was also endorsed by Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas. Also notable was how Trump's endorsement of Vance seemingly had an impact on a candidate who had been more critical of the former president. Vance, meanwhile, had a history of criticizing the former president, which is part of the reason Trump's endorsement came as a surprise to many in Ohio. In 2016, Vance had called Trump "reprehensible" and an "idiot," but in his primary campaign, Vance did a 180 and said those comments were "stupid." He's since referred to Trump as "the greatest president in my lifetime." Vance topped Josh Mandel, a former state treasurer who had pitched himself in Trump's mold, and who had been near the top of polls for months. Even before Trump endorsed Vance, the race had become somewhat of a test of who could be the most Trump-like. One Mandel ad said he was "pro-Trump" while Timken said she was "the real Trump conservative."

Tech billionaire Peter Thiel had already donated a record-breaking amount of money to support J.D. Vance in the Ohio Republican Senate primary — but last ...

In mid-April, Trump called a Thiel associate and told them he was moving closer to endorsing Vance. Thiel, a Vance mentor who had been a financial backer of Vance’s Narya venture capital firm, had been playing a key role for the candidate. But for the TV-obsessed Trump, it was Vance’s performance in the debates that led the former president to endorse his onetime critic. But he was repulsed when he was shown a clip of the two nearly coming to blows during a March forum. Donald Trump Jr., who had privately grown close to Vance, was by that point edging closer to going public with his support for the candidate. By accessing the website, the lesser-funded Vance campaign was able to capitalize on the resources of the Thiel-funded super PAC. But if we hadn’t taken those risks, we would never be in a position to contend for the lead and for a presidential endorsement.” The issue was near and dear to primary voters, the memo argued, and crucially, could help in nabbing Trump’s support. To get that, a candidate has to own a critical issue,” the memo read. Vance was a first-time candidate, and he lacked a donor base able to keep up on the fundraising front with his rivals, some of whom poured millions of dollars from personal fortunes into their campaign accounts. There were suggested lines for Vance to use on the campaign trail, and even guidance on how the candidate could win Trump’s endorsement. During the sit-down, which was chaperoned by Thiel and also attended by Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., Vance argued that he was aligned with Trump on the populist issues the former president cared about. While Vance’s rivals were racing to win Trump’s endorsement as the primary got underway, Vance was forced to start by playing a very different game: trying to keep the former president from attacking him.

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.

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Bestselling author JD Vance has won Ohio's contentious and hyper-competitive GOP Senate primary, buoyed by Donald Trump's endorsement in a race widely seen ...

She defeated former Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley in a race that drew relatively little attention as much of the state focused on the contentious Senate Republican primary and the ongoing redistricting legal battle. On the Democratic side, Whaley became the first woman in state history to receive a major party’s backing. However, the only thing that could save us is if the Republicans nominate a bunch of far-right crazies that are unacceptable in a general election.” Vance had been trailing in the polls until the former president backed the “Hillbilly Elegy” author and one-time Trump critic in a contest that revolved largely around him. LaRose will face Democrat Chelsea Clark, a suburban Cincinnati City Council member and businesswoman, in November’s general election. Tuesday marks the first multistate contest of the 2022 campaign and comes the day after the leak of a draft U.S. Supreme Court opinion that suggests the court could be poised to overturn the 1973 landmark Roe v. He has denied the charges. Vance had been behind in the polls before Trump waded into the race less than three weeks ago, endorsing the “Hillbilly Elegy” author and venture capitalist despite Vance’s history as a staunch Trump critic. Still, DeWine didn’t take any chances and poured millions into advertising during the race’s final weeks. Such a decision could have a dramatic impact on the course of the midterms, when control of Congress, governors’ mansions and key elections offices are at stake. Vance will face Democrat Tim Ryan, the 10-term Democratic congressman who easily won his three-way primary Tuesday night. Vance’s win brings to a close an exceptionally bitter and expensive primary contest that, at one point, saw two candidates nearly come to blows on a debate stage.

But even with four solidly pro-Trump candidates in the race — Vance, Josh Mandel, Mike Gibbons and former Ohio GOP chair Jane Timken — Dolan was unable to ...

- After Trump endorsed Vance, he rallied for him, recorded robocalls and allowed his PAC to spend on Vance's behalf. He also thought Vance's major rival for the endorsement — Josh Mandel — was weird. - The Club's ads did hurt Vance. He dropped to single digits in the polls. - Vance has made statements on the campaign trail that have repulsed establishment Republicans, including members of Senate leadership. None of those voices was more important than Fox's top-rated host Tucker Carlson, a major booster of Vance. Details: McConnell has pushed President Biden to do more to help Ukraine win the war — more weapons, more money. But he slowly began recovering. - McConnell's stance has the enthusiastic support of virtually his entire GOP Senate conference. Vance's opponents saw an opportunity to use his indifference to Ukraine against him. Totally killing him. - In December — months before Trump endorsed Vance — a source close to GOP Senate leadership told Axios that of all the Ohio Senate candidates, Vance caused the biggest headaches, but the good news was he wouldn't win. What they're saying: Trump spokesman Taylor Budowich said Vance "put in tremendous work and has immense political talent — which put him in the position to earn the support of President Trump" but said it was Trump's endorsement that propelled Vance to victory.

J.D. Vance, the venture capitalist supported by President Donald Trump, won the Republican primary yesterday in the race to represent Ohio in the Senate.

I want us to dominate the chip industry. I want us to dominate the electric truck industry. I want us to dominate the battery industry. “I want us to dominate the electric car industry. “I want us to help this country leapfrog China, leapfrog these other countries and all these industries. “I want us to be the manufacturing powerhouse of the world,” Ryan said. The district, currently represented by Gonzalez, very slightly favors Democrats after redistricting. Elsewhere in Ohio, Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur won her uncontested primary. “I want us to be the builders again,” he said. “This campaign, I think, was really a referendum on what kind of party we want and what kind of country we want. And we’re not going to do it, ladies and gentlemen, are we?” While nearly all of the candidates competed for Trump’s endorsement, former Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel was Vance’s closest rival through most of the campaign.

The former president faces more tests of his political strength in upcoming GOP primaries in battlegrounds Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Georgia.

The highest profile race involves Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., who faces Trump-backed attorney Harriet Hageman in a primary scheduled for Aug 16. Gunner Ramer, political director for an anti-Trump organization called the Republican Accountability Project, said Trump "propelled J.D. Vance to victory, without a doubt." Dolan, meanwhile, endorsed Vance shortly after conceding the race, saying on Twitter: "JD Vance and I have debated our differences, and in this hard fought campaign he was successful. North Carolina also has a big Senate primary on May 17, and Trump's candidate is expected to do well. During the Ohio primary, Vance did not lead a single poll and was often mired in fourth place before Trump endorsed him on April 15. "Donald Trump can't even remember which one of my GOP opponents he endorsed," Ryan tweeted. Trump is "100% responsible for Vance winning," said Mike Hartley, an Ohio-based GOP political consultant who was not involved in the race. During his speech, the newly minted Senate nominee also carried a piece of paper filled with the names of all the people he wanted to thank. "However, it's not a majority of Republican voters. "Vance was stuck. In claiming victory before supporters who gathered in Cincinnati, Vance referred to Trump as "the 45th," the number of his presidency. Former president Donald Trump proved he still remains a force in the GOP given how his endorsed candidate - J.D. Vance - overtook other Republican rivals to win the Ohio Senate race Tuesday.

The venture capitalist and author of "Hillbilly Elegy" was locked in a fiery race for the Ohio Republican nomination.

Gibbons spent about $13 million, nearly all his campaign money and around three quarters of a million from a super PAC. Dolan was spending $8.5 million, with another $3 million in outside super PAC support. The Club for Growth and other pro-Mandel super PACs spent nearly $14 million dollars. Mandel was spending $5.25 million while Vance was spending $1.65 million. The Republican U.S. Senate primary was also the most expensive in Ohio history with the candidates spending more than $65 million on their campaigns. It is all about winning!" J.D. Vance has won the Republican nomination in his bid for Ohio's open U.S. Senate seat, according to the unofficial results.

J.D. Vance, who won the Ohio Republican Senate nomination, has called for Donald Trump to purge his enemies and defy the Supreme Court.

Vance’s efforts to explain his thinking lean heavily on the terms “corruption” and “scumbags,” which he employs liberally to describe his political adversaries in a broad variety of contexts. For that matter, Vance’s unique reliance on a single billionaire to finance his campaign, to whose interests he is completely beholden, is a shockingly unethical arrangement. Yet here they have a candidate for office openly longing to ignore the Court’s authority — he is imagining a scenario where Trump has abused his power clearly enough that at least one Republican-appointed justice calls the act illegal — and none of them have raised even a peep of complaint. He can speak in scenes and generalities, but he is no closer to defining a program than he was when he burst onto the scene with Hillbilly Elegy. Granted, this charge is difficult to prove without first handing him power, but the authoritarian nature of his beliefs is established as clearly as it can be without a pile of corpses. The GOP Establishment is shocked and appalled that J.D. Vance won the race to the bottom that was the Ohio Republican Senate primary.