Electoral history of JD Vance

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

2022 United States Senate Republican primary results in Ohio^[2]
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%

2022 United States Senate election in Ohio^[2]
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

Electoral results
Presidential candidate	Party	Home state	Popular vote		Electoral vote	Running mate
Presidential candidate	Party	Home state	Count	Percentage	Electoral vote	Vice-presidential candidate	Home state	Electoral vote
Donald Trump	Republican	Florida			312	JD Vance	Ohio	312
Kamala Harris	Democratic	California			226	Tim Walz	Minnesota	226
Jill Stein	Green	Massachusetts			0	Butch Ware	California	0
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.	Independent	New York			0	Nicole Shanahan	California	0
Other					—	Other		—
Total				100%	538			538
Needed to win					270			270

^ 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.