Vance has won hotly contested Ohio GOP U.S. Senate primary, AP says

By: David DeWitt - May 3, 2022 9:40 pm

The Associated Press has projected venture capitalist J.D. Vance as the winner of the Ohio Republican nomination for U.S. Senate. Vance will face Democratic Congressman Tim Ryan this November in the race to replace outgoing incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Rob Portman.

BREAKING: J.D. Vance wins Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Ohio primary election. #APRaceCall at 9:34 p.m. EDT. https://t.co/2nlgpji7ac

— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) May 4, 2022

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OCJ Editor-in-Chief David DeWitt has more than 15 years experience covering Ohio government, politics and policy, including education, health care, crime and courts, poverty, state and local government, business, labor, energy, environment, and social issues. He has worked for the National Journal, The New York Observer, The Athens NEWS, and Plunderbund.com. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Ohio University’s E.W. Scripps School of Journalism and is a board member of the E.W. Scripps Society of Alumni and Friends. He can be found on Twitter @DC_DeWitt.