Republican Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, alongside his sons, Karthik and Arjun, and his wife, Apoorva Ramaswamy, speaks during a watch party at the Spruce St. Sporting sports bar after winning the party?s nomination for governor Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Columbus. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Voters headed to the polls in Indiana and Ohio for pivotal primary elections that will test President Donald Trump’s influence within the Republican Party and help shape the road to the midterms. Meanwhile, a closely watched state Senate race in Michigan could determine control of the chamber.
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Democratic Ohio Senate candidate Sherrod Brown, a former three-term U.S. senator, left, and wife Connie Shultz react on stage at a primary election night campaign event after Brown won the party’s primary for US Senate in Cleveland, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dr. Amy Acton speaks at a primary election night campaign event after winning the party’s nomination for governor in Columbus, Ohio, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)Republican Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy kisses his wife Apoorva Ramaswamy during a watch party at the Spruce St. Sporting sports bar after winning the party?s nomination for governor Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Columbus. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Democratic Ohio Senate candidate Sherrod Brown, a former three-term U.S. senator, speaks with attendees at a primary election night campaign event after winning the party’s primary for US Senate in Cleveland, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)Republican Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, left, fist-bumps state Senate President Rob McColley during a watch party at the Spruce St. Sporting sports bar after winning the party?s nomination for governor Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Columbus. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Vice President JD Vance, alongside his son Vivek, votes at a polling location at St. Anthony of Padua Maronite Catholic Church in the state’s primary election, Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Vance is stopping in Ohio to vote in the state’s primary election before continuing on to Oklahoma and Iowa. (Roberto Schmidt /Pool Photo via AP)Marylou Zschach holds her American Flag purse after voting at her polling place at the Burbank Early Childhood School in Columbus, Ohio, Tuesday, May 5, 2026, during the primary election. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Election workers Kirsten White, left, and Angie Wilhoit, right, look at a tablet together in a vote center during a primary election on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in West Lafayette, Ind. (AP Photo/Cara Penquite)Donna Wooten, right, votes across from her husband, Jerry Wooten in a vote center during a primary election on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in West Lafayette, Ind. (AP Photo/Cara Penquite)Democratic Ohio Senate candidate Sherrod Brown, a former three-term U.S. senator, left, shares a laugh with Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, at a primary election night campaign event after Brown won the party’s primary for Senate in Cleveland, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)Republican Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek, alongside sons Karthik and Arjun, greets supporters during a watch party at the Spruce St. Sporting sports bar after winning the party’s nomination for governor Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Columbus. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dr. Amy Acton speaks at a primary election night campaign event after winning the party’s nomination for governor in Columbus, Ohio, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)Voters cast their ballots at vote centers during a primary election on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in West Lafayette, Ind. (AP Photo/Cara Penquite)
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