“The Club for Growth is endorsing Bernie Moreno in Ohio’s contested Senate GOP primary,” Politico reports.

“Moreno, a former car dealer, is in a heated three-way contest with state Sen. Matt Dolan and Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose — but he seems to have the momentum. Former President Donald Trump backed him last month, an endorsement for which both he and LaRose were jockeying.”

“Donald Trump has endorsed Bernie Moreno in Ohio’s U.S. Senate race, a major lift for the former Cleveland car dealer given the sway the ex-president holds among Republican voters,” the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

Politico: “A second poll in as many weeks showed business executive Bernie Moreno narrowly leading a three-way contest for the right to take on Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown.”

“Both internal surveys showed a heated primary — a stark departure from previous polling that showed Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose with an advantage.”

The Ohio Democratic Party had Rep. George Santos (R-NY) give an unsolicited endorsement to U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno (R).

“Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) raised an eye-popping $5.8 million in the third quarter of this year, leaving the vulnerable Democratic incumbent with a pile of cash heading into a tough reelection campaign,” Politico reports.

“Though many incumbents and candidates are still releasing their numbers, Brown’s haul is the biggest announced so far for this quarter. He will report having $11.2 million on hand.”

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose (R) “launched a long-anticipated Senate bid Monday, becoming the third prominent Republican to run in an already fractious primary clash that will determine who takes on Democratic incumbent Sherrod Brown in 2024,” NBC News reports.

Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) will report raising $5 million in the second fundraising quarter of 2023, The Messenger reports.

Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) “had made serious preparations to run for Senate, with his team arranging a campaign staff and word leaking out in Ohio Republican circles for weeks about potential announcement dates,” the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

“But Davidson informed supporters on Tuesday that he instead will run for reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives.”

Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) endorsed business executive Bernie Moreno (R) in the Republican primary to challenge longtime Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) next year in a race that could determine if the GOP wins back the Senate majority, Fox News reports.

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose (R) is alerting Republican donors that he plans to jump into his state’s already combative Senate primary “soon,” NBC News reports.

“Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, a potential candidate in the race to unseat Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, recently told a group of Ohio Republicans at a closed-door political event that while Trump’s endorsement ‘matters,’ it doesn’t carry the same weight it used to,” Politico reports.

“He pegged the proportion of Republican voters who would ‘vote for whoever’ Trump endorses at just 20 percent.”

Bernie Moreno (R), a self-funding businessman who abandoned a 2022 bid for Senate in Ohio after huddling with former President Donald Trump, will try again in 2024, NBC News reports.

Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) “has hired a former communications aide to manage his 2024 reelection campaign, a major formal step toward preparing for what’s expected to be one of the country’s most closely watched Senate races,” the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

“Matt Dolan, who lost a raucous Republican Senate primary in Ohio last year, will run again in 2024, this time seeking to unseat longtime Democratic incumbent Sherrod Brown,” NBC News reports.

“Brown has said he intends to seek a fourth term next year. Dolan, a state senator whose family owns the Cleveland Guardians, would likely be the first candidate on the GOP side to officially declare. Other Republicans closely looking at the race include Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose and Bernie Moreno, a businessman who briefly was a Senate candidate in 2022.”

Columbus Dispatch: “Unlike last time, Dolan isn’t waiting around. He’s jumping into the race early to give himself more time to reach voters, and he can leverage personal wealth to keep his campaign alive until the March 2024 primary. His announcement will also come weeks before Gov. Mike DeWine unveils his next budget, which will occupy Dolan’s time in the statehouse as chairman of the Senate Finance Committee.”

Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced he will seek a fourth term in 2024, Spectrum News reports.

“I have the privilege to concede this race to J.D. Vance, because the way this country operates is that when you lose an election you concede and you respect the will of the people.”

— Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH), conceding his U.S. Senate race last night.

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) endorsed Rep. Tim Ryan (D) over J.D. Vance (R) in the Ohio Senate race, the latest sign of just how far the one-time member of House GOP leadership has fallen out with the Trump-dominated wing of her party, The Hill reports.

A new Siena poll in Ohio finds J.D. Vance (R) and Tim Ryan (D) deadlocked in the U.S. Senate race, 46% to 46%.