Bernie Moreno, a Republican businessman backed by President Trump, has won the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate in Ohio and will advance to the general election against Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio).
The Associated Press called the Republican Senate primary at 8:35 p.m. ET and reported that the vote was about 25%.
BREAKING: Bernie Moreno wins the Republican Senate nomination in the Ohio primary. #APRaceCall 8:35pm EDT. https://t.co/FjgpZFcJ4E
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Moreno defeated state Sen. Matt Dolan (R-Ohio) and Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose (R) in Tuesday’s race, marking another victory for the Republican MAGA faction against the establishment.
FiveThirtyEight voting average Indicated LaRose took the lead in November, followed by Dolan in second and Moreno in third. But Moreno began to rise rapidly in late 2023, winning the endorsement of highly influential former President Donald Trump on December 17, a major blow to his establishment opponents.
But Dolan has skyrocketed in recent weeks after Moreno moved into the lead.That is Followed An Associated Press smear on the March 13 match against Moreno blurred the contours of the race in the homestretch.
On Saturday, former President Donald Trump spoke at a Buckeyes Values PAC rally supporting Moreno in Dayton, Ohio, hyping the candidate, slamming Dolan, and supporting Moreno, according to polls. rate has increased significantly.
The Emerson College poll was conducted on the Sunday and Monday after the rally. found Moreno has a nearly double-digit lead over Dolan, 38 percent to 29 percent. This showed a 15-point swing in support for Moreno compared to a Nexstar-sponsored Emerson College poll released March 13.
As Breitbart News reported, a Trump-backed candidate will go into the general election against a vulnerable Brown as one of the Republicans’ best chances to win the Senate seat in 2024. . be familiar with.
Statewide elections in the Buckeye State have not been favorable to Democrats in recent years. In the 2022 midterm elections, Ohioans elected Republicans, and the Republicans won by a landslide across all races. Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) won LaRose beat former Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) by 6 points, Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) won re-election by 25 points, and LaRose won the race for secretary of state by 21 points. We won by a point difference.
Republicans also won overwhelming victories in the 2022 elections for attorney general, auditor and treasurer. These followed Trump’s roughly 8-point victory in Ohio over twice-defeated presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in 2016 and President Joe Biden in 2020.
Ohio is one of 10 states where Republicans have a realistic chance of flipping a Democratic seat. Conversely, the areas where Democrats are best positioned to capture Republican seats are the red states of Texas and Florida, where Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) ) are seeking re-election.
