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Primaries: GOP Voters in Indiana, Ohio Back Trump-Aligned Candidates
Trump-backed challengers won five Indiana state Senate races, while Vivek Ramaswamy and Robert McColley won Ohio’s GOP governor ticket by 82.47% to 17.53%.
- On Tuesday, Republican voters in Indiana and Ohio largely backed Trump-aligned candidates in primaries viewed as significant tests of President Donald Trump's influence within the Republican Party.
- Trump endorsed challengers against Indiana Republican state senators who opposed his redistricting effort, aiming to secure more seats before the midterms.
- Five of the seven Trump-backed candidates in Indiana declared victory, while in Ohio, voters nominated Trump ally Vivek Ramaswamy for governor in a landslide.
- Ramaswamy will face Democrat Amy Acton in the November gubernatorial race, as Acton ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.
- Following these results, Representative Thomas Massie and Senator Bill Cassidy face punishing primary challenges, as Trump's approval rating has tanked amid economic uncertainty.
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Leaning Left3Leaning Right20Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution80% Right
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