Two hard facts hover over this year’s midterm races in Ohio.

Vice President JD Vance took repeated shots at Democrats in Iowa in a midterm-year effort to boost a vulnerable Republican congressman.

Businessman Vivek Ramaswamy has won Ohio’s Republican primary for governor, NBC News projects, advancing to what could be an expensive and competitive general election with Democrat Amy Acton in a state that has been brutal for Democrats in recent elections.

Former Sen. Sherrod Brown has won the Democratic nomination in Ohio’s special Senate election, NBC News projects, paving the way for a nationally watched general election matchup against Republican incumbent Jon Husted