JD Vance first ran for the United States Senate in 2022, in which he won the Republican primary, and later defeated Democrat Tim Ryan.
In 2024, he was selected by former President Donald Trump to become the Republican vice-presidential nominee. They later went on to win the election against Democrats Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.[1]
2022 Senate election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | JD Vance | 344,736 | 32.22% | |
| Republican | Josh Mandel | 255,854 | 23.92% | |
| Republican | Matt Dolan | 249,239 | 23.30% | |
| Republican | Mike Gibbons | 124,653 | 11.65% | |
| Republican | Jane Timken | 62,779 | 5.87% | |
| Republican | Mark Pukita | 22,692 | 2.12% | |
| Republican | Neil Patel | 9,873 | 0.92% | |
| Total votes | 1,069,826 | 100.0% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | JD Vance | 2,192,114 | 53.04% | N/A | |
| Democratic | Tim Ryan | 1,939,489 | 46.92% | N/A | |
| Write-in | 1,739 | 0.04% | N/A | ||
| Total votes | 4,133,342 | 100.0% | N/A | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
2024 vice presidential election
edit| Presidential candidate | Party | Home state | Popular vote[3] | Electoral vote |
Running mate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | Percentage | Vice-presidential candidate | Home state | Electoral vote | ||||
| Donald Trump | Republican | Florida | 74,120,203 | 50.42% | 312 | JD Vance | Ohio | 312 |
| Kamala Harris | Democratic | California | 70,299,431 | 47.82% | 226 | Tim Walz | Minnesota | 226 |
| Jill Stein | Green | Massachusetts | 688,835 | 0.47% | 0 | Butch Ware | California | 0 |
| Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | Independent | New York | 674,718 | 0.46% | 0 | Nicole Shanahan | California | 0 |
| Chase Oliver | Libertarian | Georgia | 599,698 | 0.41% | 0 | Michael ter Maat | Virginia | 0 |
| Other | 631,112 | 0.43% | — | Other | — | |||
| Total | 147,013,997 | 100% | 538 | 538 | ||||
| Needed to win | 270 | 270 | ||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Jackson, Michael Collins and David. "Donald Trump wins the election in stunning political comeback". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ a b "2022 Official Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Presidential Election by State", The Green Papers, November 8, 2024. Retrieved November 8, 2024.