JD Vance-backed candidate wins Ohio treasurer primary

Vice President JD Vance scored a significant home-state political win on Tuesday after his preferred candidate for a statewide office defeated a rival backed by GOP gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy and much of Ohio’s Republican establishment.

Vance-backed Jay Edwards defeated Ramaswamy-endorsed Kristina Roegner in the Republican primary for Ohio state treasurer. Edwards won the race with 53% of the vote to Roegner’s 47%, with the Associated Press projecting his victory around 11 p.m.