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Trump backs GOP’s JD Vance in US Senate primary in Ohio

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By JILL COLVIN and JULIE CARR SMYTH
Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — “Hillbilly Elegy” author JD Vance has received Donald Trump’s coveted endorsement in the race for Ohio’s open U.S. Senate seat. The decision ends months of jockeying in a Republican Senate primary where his backing could be pivotal. And it marks a major blow for former state treasurer Josh Mandel, investment banker Mike Gibbons and former Ohio Republican Party chair Jane Timken, who had aggressively courted Trump’s endorsement. The winner of the May 3 primary is likely to face Democratic frontrunner, U.S. Rep Tim Ryan, in November for the seat being vacated by retiring Republican Sen. Rob Portman.

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