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Significance
Both elections reflected deepening splits within the two parties. The Democratic primary pitched the party’s establishment against its progressive wing, while the Republican race was a test of the weight carried by former President Donald Trump’s endorsement. Ohio’s political environment also makes the two results significant.
Impacts
Failure to win Trump’s endorsement will not stop other Republicans from running on local issues in upcoming primaries.
Ohio’s 18 votes in the Electoral College will make it an important battleground again in the 2024 presidential election.
Despite the state’s rightward shift in 2016 and 2020, Democrats are likely to contest it fiercely in both 2022 and 2024.
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