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Moreno, Backed By Trump, Wins Ohio GOP Senate Primary

FILE - Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump, left, listens as Senate candidate Bernie Moreno speaks at a campaign rally March 16, 2024, in Vandalia, Ohio. Five states will hold presidential primaries on Tuesday, March 19, as President Joe Biden and Trump continue to lock up support around the country after becoming their parties' presumptive nominees. Ohio's Republican Senate primary pits Trump-backed Moreno against two challengers, Ohio Secretary of State Frank Frank LaRose and Matt Dolan, whose family owns the Cleveland Guardians baseball team. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean, File)

Ohio businessman Bernie Moreno on Tuesday was projected to win the Republican Senate primary and will go on to face Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in November.

The Associated Press called the race for Moreno, who earned 41.2% of the vote as of 8:36 p.m. with 23% of precincts reporting. State Sen. Matt Dolan trailed with 36.8% while Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose earned 22.1%.

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