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Vice President Vance Visits Three States to Support Republican Candidates Ahead of Midterms
Vice President JD Vance traveled to Ohio, Oklahoma, and Iowa on Tuesday to campaign for Republican candidates in the 2026 midterm elections. He voted in Ohio's Republican primary, attended a fundraiser in Oklahoma City, and spoke at a rally in Iowa. Vance highlighted issues including immigration, fraud, and economic policies while joined by his son Vivek.
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Vice President JD Vance conducted a day-long campaign trip across three states on Tuesday to support Republican candidates in the upcoming midterm elections set for November 2026. The 41-year-old vice president began his day by voting in person in Cincinnati, Ohio, before proceeding to events in Oklahoma and Iowa.
He was accompanied by his 6-year-old son Vivek throughout the trip. In Ohio, Vance cast his ballot at a Maronite Catholic church serving as his polling station. He told reporters he voted for Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and appointed Ohio Sen.
Jon Husted, who is running to fill the remainder of Vance's former Senate term. Vance described Husted as someone who has been good for Ohio, noting Husted faces competition from former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, while Ramaswamy is expected to face former Democratic state health official Amy Acton.
Vance then traveled to Oklahoma City for a lunch fundraiser that raised $2 million for national Republican campaign efforts, according to a person familiar with the event. The fundraiser was hosted by banker Mark Davenport, Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma, and former ambassador Kelly Craft along with her husband Joe, a coal executive.
Vance serves as finance chair of the Republican National Committee, and the event had no open-press access.
The trip concluded in Des Moines, Iowa, where Vance spoke to about 500 people at a manufacturing facility in the district of incumbent Republican Rep. Zach Nunn. Vance addressed the stakes of the election, stating, 'The fundamental question for us in this election is actually not any specific question of public policy.
