2022 Midterm Elections

Propelled By Trump, J.D. Vance Wins Ohio GOP Senate Primary

Propelled By Trump, J.D. Vance Wins Ohio GOP Senate Primary
Republican U.S. Senate candidate J.D. Vance arrives onstage after winning the primary, at an election night event at Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, on May 3, 2022. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Jeff Louderback
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CINCINNATI, Ohio—J.D. Vance, the “Hillbilly Elegy” author and venture capitalist who secured the endorsement of former President Donald Trump, defeated Josh Mandel and five other opponents in the contentious Ohio GOP U.S. Senate primary on May 3.

The Ohio primary represented the first test of Trump’s influence in the 2022 midterm election cycle, and Vance held the lead from the moment initial results were released.

Jeff Louderback
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Jeff Louderback covers major news and politics, including the Make America Healthy Again movement and regenerative farming. Since joining The Epoch Times in 2022, he has covered national elections, the Robert F. Kennedy Jr. presidential campaign, the East Palestine train derailment, and the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina. Jeff has 30-plus years of professional experience as a reporter, editor, and author.
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