All 22 GOP candidates endorsed by former President Donald Trump won in Tuesday’s Republican primaries in Indiana and Ohio, which Mr. Trump celebrated on his Truth Social media site.
“22 & 0 in Ohio and Indiana! Congratulations to all our Republican WINNERS!” Trump posted on Wednesday.
Mr. Trump’s top endorsement of the night, author and political commentator J.D. Vance, saw a last-minute surge in the polls in Ohio’s GOP Senate primary, surpassing the leading Republican, former state Treasurer Josh Mandel and winning the race 32% to Mr. Mandel’s 24%.
Mr. Vance had been lagging in the polls until Mr. Trump endorsed him on April 15.
Other high-profile endorsements who won on Tuesday included J.R. Majewski, who won the Republican spot on the November ballot to take on longtime U.S. House incumbent Marcy Kaptur, a Democrat.
Mr. Trump endorsed a broad group of candidates who ran statewide in Ohio and Indiana, including 17 congressional candidates as well as candidates for treasurer, auditor and attorney general in the Buckeye State. Mr. Vance was arguably the highest-profile endorsement.
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Republican Madison Gesiotto Gilbert, also endorsed by Mr. Trump, won the GOP primary for an open U.S. House seat in northeast Ohio.
In northwest Indiana, U.S. House candidate Jennifer Ruth-Green ran on a pro-Trump agenda and defeated Republican opponent Blair Milo. She’ll now challenge incumbent Democratic Rep. Frank Mrvan in November.
Ms. Ruth-Green ran campaign ads pledging to “fight woke insanity and advance Trump’s ’America First’ policies.”
Mr. Trump called Tuesday night’s victories “brilliant for the Republican Party.”
• Susan Ferrechio can be reached at sferrechio@washingtontimes.com.
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