What Went Down During Ohio’s And Indiana’s Primary Elections
We have a nailbiter in the Republican primary for Ohio’s 9th District, a Democratic-held district that became light red in redistricting. State Sen. Theresa Gavarone would probably be Republicans’ best shot at beating incumbent Rep. Marcy Kaptur, but she’s only barely ahead of two much more polarizing candidates: J.R. Majewski (who attended the Jan. 6 riot) and state Rep. Craig Riedel (who is aligned with hardline conservative Rep. Jim Jordan and the Freedom Caucus).
Where things stand in the GOP primary for Ohio’s 9th District
Results of the Republican primary for Ohio’s 9th Congressional District, as of 9:31 p.m. Eastern
| Candidate | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Theresa Gavarone | 3,917 | 34.1 |
| J.R. Majewski | 3,724 | 32.5 |
| Craig S. Riedel | 3,199 | 27.9 |
| Beth Deck | 636 | 5.5 |
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:
Yeah, Portman clearly didn’t have a good read on the race considering what he said earlier today: