President Trump is actively working to influence state-level elections, particularly targeting Republicans who opposed his congressional redistricting plans. Several key Senate and gubernatorial races are developing, including a special election in Michigan and competitive races in Ohio, with significant fundraising and attention focused on these contests.
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And in Michigan, voters in a bellwether district will fill a vacancy in the state Senate, a race with implications for the balance of power in a battleground state. President Donald Trump is targeting seven Republican state senators in Indiana who opposed his plan to redraw congressional district boundaries to help the GOP gain seats in the U.S. House.
Groups allied with the president have spent millions on advertising, an extraordinary flood of cash and attention into races that are typically low profile. The results will signal to Republicans everywhere about how big a price they’ll pay with their voters if they distance themselves from Trump even as hisThe Trump-targeted state senators all represent districts he carried in 2024, mostly by 20 percentage points or more. They’re putting their hopes behind former Sen.
Sherrod Brown, who lost Ohio’s other Senate seat to Bernie Moreno in 2024. Although Ohio has become increasingly conservative, Democrats who believe their path back to a U.S. Senate majority runs through the state are pinning their hopes on former Sen. Sherrod Brown. He’s expected to face off with Republican Sen.
Jon Husted, who was appointed last year to fill the vacancy created when JD Vance became vice president. In the campaign for governor, Republican Vivek Ramaswamy has parlayed his national name recognition, tech industry connections and alliance with Trump into a record fundraising haul.
An engineer and vehicle designer who calls himself “The Car Guy,” Putsch has attracted fans with provocative YouTube videos that troll Ramaswamy and criticize national Republicans over their, Ohio’s former public health director, is running unopposed for the Democratic nomination. She played a key role in the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s another test of enthusiasm in a series of special elections that have swung almost universally toward Democrats since Trump returned to the White House.
It also could affect the balance of power in the Michigan State Capitol. A Democratic victory would give the party a firm majority in the state Senate, while a Republican win would deadlock the chamber in a 19-19 tie. The seat has been vacant for more than a year, since Democrat Kristen McDonald Rivet resigned to take a seat in Congress.
Democrats are showing surprising strength in special elections and off-year contests across the country, winning races in unexpected places and significantly narrowing the gap, even when they fall short. There’s no guarantee the trend will continue through the midterms, when turnout will be much higher, but it has nonetheless energized Democrats and spooked Republicans worried about keeping their congressional majorities.
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