The victory of Trump-endorsed venture capitalist and author J.D. Vance in the GOP senatorial nomination battle in Ohio on May 3 has led some commentators to issue judgments about Trump’s continuing dominance of the party that fail to recognize a more nuanced reality on the ground, political consultants and strategists said this week.
Despite some of the hype in the media, the GOP field is still very much open to contestants who embody varying strains of Republicanism, they said.
The final results of the primary election showed a clear margin of victory for Vance, who garnered 340,991 votes, or 32.2 percent of the total, compared to 253,051 votes (23.9 percent) for Josh Mandel and 247,024 (23.3 percent) for Matt Dolan.
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