What Went Down During Ohio’s And Indiana’s Primary Elections

Sarah Frostenson

ABC News still hasn’t issued a projection in the Ohio GOP Senate primary, but the AP has called the race for J.D. Vance:

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

Geoffrey Skelley

9:38 pm

Yeah, Portman clearly didn’t have a good read on the race considering what he said earlier today:

Sen. Portman: "turnout is so low in early voting & in absentee voting that I think it's an indicator of low turnout in the election itself … I expect a low turnout which could help those who have the ground game and the one who has the best ground game is actually Jane Timken."
— Dylan Wells (@dylanewells) May 3, 2022

Sarah Frostenson

9:37 pm

That wasn’t unexpected, Jacob, given recent polls in the race. But boy, what a change in fortune for Timken. And what a disappointment for Portman, who had endorsed her!

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