How to watch the Ohio and Indiana primary elections

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Published May 3, 2022 4:01 AM

By Rachel Janfaza, Ethan Cohen and Melissa Holzberg DePalo, CNN

It’s Election Day in Ohio and Indiana, where several high-profile primary races of the 2022 election cycle are taking place. They include the Republican Senate primary in Ohio that could offer early clues about the GOP electorate and former President Donald Trump‘s kingmaker status in the Republican Party heading into the heart of the nominating calendar.

Here’s everything you need to know:

In Ohio, Trump has endorsed “Hillbilly Elegy” author J.D. Vance, who faces several other Republicans vying for the chance to replace retiring GOP Sen. Rob Portman. The winner will likely face Democratic US Rep. Tim Ryan in November.

In the race for Ohio governor, Republican incumbent Mike DeWine faces several primary challengers running to his right. On the Democratic side, two former mayors go head-to-head for their party’s nomination.

Indiana’s Democratic and Republican Senate primaries are both uncontested. Incumbent GOP Sen. Todd Young will face Democrat Thomas McDermott, the mayor of Hammond, in November.

There are also primary races for US House seats in both states that are taking place under new congressional lines that were redrawn in redistricting following the 2020 census. Both the Indiana and Ohio maps were drawn by Republicans, and Trump has weighed in on several of these House primaries, too.

What time does CNN’s coverage start?

You can follow along with results on CNN and cnn.com. CNN’s decision desk will be monitoring results and will make projections accordingly.

What time do polls close?

Polls for in-person voting in Indiana Tuesday close at either 6 p.m. or 7 p.m. ET, depending on which county you live in. In Ohio, polls close at 7:30 p.m. ET.

In Indiana, some voters could vote by mail and all voters could vote early in person. Mail-in ballots must be returned by close of polls Tuesday. In-person early voting ran from April 5 to May 2.

In Ohio, all voters could vote by mail and early in person. Mail ballots had to have been postmarked no later than May 2 (Monday) and received by the county board of elections no later than May 13. In-person early voting ran from April 5 to May 2.

Election resources

CNN Politics has several election-related resources available to readers.

Vance tests Trump’s influence in Ohio primary: Vance’s bid for the Ohio Republican Senate nomination has turned into the clearest early test in this year’s midterm elections of Trump’s influence over the candidates whom GOP primary voters back and the policies that animate the party.
‘It’s created a bit of chaos’: How Trump’s involvement is shaking up the Ohio Senate race: Trump shook up the race when he plucked Vance from a pack of better-polling rivals, hoping that his endorsement of the venture capitalist, whose memoir “Hillbilly Elegy” became a Netflix movie, would be enough to carry the candidate through the wide-open May 3 primary to replace Portman.
Trump unleashes his temper on GOP allies over Ohio Senate primary split: The relationship between Trump and the Club for Growth appears to have taken a new turn after the group doubled down on its support of Ohio Senate hopeful Josh Mandel despite the former President’s endorsement of Vance.
A tough state in a tough year: Tim Ryan looks to overcome Democratic headwinds in Ohio: No Democrat not named Sherrod Brown has won a nonjudicial statewide election in Ohio since 2008. US Rep. Tim Ryan is hoping to change that this year as he bids for Senate.
Here are the key House primaries to watch in Ohio and Indiana: The Ohio Senate race may be grabbing the headlines, but there are several House primaries taking place Tuesday that are worth paying attention to.
Why May matters for the future of the Senate: A play-by-play explainer laying out what’s at stake this month, where the competitive races are and how both parties are approaching the elections.

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