2022 Ohio Senate Election (LeBron Win)

The 2022 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 8, 2022. Incumbent Republican Senator Rob Portman had decided to retire instead of running for a 3rd term. J.D. Vance a Republican writer and venture capitalist emerged victorious from the Republican Primary. In a shock LeBron James decided to retire from the NBA, and decided to run for Senate where he defeated U.S. House Representative Tim Ryan in the Democratic Primaries.

With both candidates having no prior political experience this election would be a battle of outsiders. While initially the race was considered a tossup, LeBron James would win by a comfortable margin of 5.3%. Many believe LeBron's name recognition and ads appealing to the working class are why he won. Vance was also portrayed as out of touch, as he did not spend much time on the campaign trail, and instead visited Israel. In the end this result would send shockwaves around the nation.