The political press, Vance said at his victory party Tuesday night, "wanted to write a story that this campaign would be the death of Donald Trump's 'America First' agenda. Though it's not clear whether Trump will succeed in his effort to oust incumbent Republicans he believes have wronged him, Ohio's results demonstrated that in open-seat races, his endorsement might be the most important factor. Vance's victory underscored the former President's role as the kingmaker in the Republican Party. At his rivals' events, voters said they had planned to vote for someone else - but Trump's endorsement had given them pause. At Vance's campaign stops, some attendees said they were persuaded by Trump. With his mid-April endorsement, the former President delivered Vance what nearly everyone else in the race had coveted and built their campaign around trying to secure. Trump is still the GOP's primary mover: Vance was languishing in the polls and written off by several of his rivals - until Trump stepped into the race. Here are key takeaways from Tuesday's primaries: Shontel Brown cruised to victory in her Cleveland-area congressional district in a rematch against progressive Nina Turner. Mike DeWine easily bested Republicans who had criticized his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, while Democratic Rep. It was the marquee contest of primaries in Ohio and Indiana on Tuesday in which incumbents and establishment-backed figures otherwise largely prevailed. Vance, the venture capitalist and "Hillbilly Elegy" author, emerged from a well-funded field of Republicans vying to replace retiring Sen. Ohio's Republican Senate primary was the first major midterm test of former President Donald Trump's enduring influence over the Republican Party - and Trump's candidate won.
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