President Donald Trump takes his midterm campaign blitz to Vandalia, Ohio tonight, rallying at 5:30 PM ET in one of the cycle's most watched Senate races.
Republican Sen. Jon Husted — appointed by Gov. Mike DeWine after JD Vance became vice president — faces Democrat Sherrod Brown, who is attempting a comeback two years after losing his seat to Bernie Moreno. Republicans are working to protect their narrow Senate majority, and Husted is counting on Trump to energize supporters who might otherwise skip a midterm.
Trump carried Ohio by roughly 11 points in 2024, but the race has tightened amid economic headwinds. The president has pledged 32 days of campaigning before November 3, starting this week in the deep-red territory of north Texas, Oklahoma, and Alabama before tonight's higher-stakes Ohio stop.