If the Ohio GOP U.S. Senate primary took place on April 15, Josh Mandel would prevail in a crowded field vying to replace retiring Sen. Rob Portman.
This is what a new Trafalgar Group poll indicated when it was released on April 15.
Conducted from April 13 to April 14, the survey found Mandel leading with 28 percent, followed by “Hillbilly Elegy” author and venture capitalist J.D. Vance (22.6 percent), Cleveland investment banker Mike Gibbons (14.3 percent), Ohio State Sen. Matt Dolan (11.6 percent), former Ohio Republican Party chair Jane Timken (7.5 percent), central Ohio entrepreneur Mark Pukita (2.1 percent), Columbus businessman Neil Patel (0.8 percent), and 13.1 percent undecided.
The poll also showed that 54.9 percent of respondents, who are likely GOP primary voters, are either “more likely” or “much more likely” to vote for a candidate endorsed by former president Donald Trump.
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