Ohio’s crowded Republican Senate primary grew more contentious Friday evening as candidates continued to jockey for an endorsement from former President Donald Trump.

In recent weeks, investment banker Mike Gibbons has climbed to the top of polls, above Josh Mandel, a former state treasurer and an early front-runner, author J.D. Vance, former Ohio GOP Chairwoman Jane Timken, and Matt Dolan, a state senator and part owner of the Cleveland Guardians.

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