MT VERNON, OH – NOVEMBER 06: Ohio Senate nominee JD Vance talks to supporters during a campaign stop at the Woodward Opera House on November 6, 2022 in Mount Vernon, Ohio. (Photo by Andrew Spear/Getty Images)

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UPDATED 3:20 PM PT – Monday, November 7, 2022

For the first time, Senate candidate J.D. Vance takes a commanding lead over Democrat representative Tim Ryan.

The latest Trafalgar Group survey shows Vance with nearly 54% support among likely voters. Ryan (D-Ohio) holds just over 43% support.

The two candidates are running for the vacant seat left by retiring Republican Senator Rob Portman.

The race is ranked as a toss-up and could be decided by the 2.5% of voters who are unsure of who to cast their vote for on Tuesday.

LATROBE, PENNSYLVANIA – NOVEMBER 05: Former U.S. President Donald Trump waves to supporters after speaking at a rally at the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport November 5, 2022 in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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UPDATED 2:23 PM PT – Monday, November 7, 2022

45th President Donald J. Trump warns Pennsylvania voters about Democrat Senate nominee and current Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman.

During his rally in Latrobe over the weekend, Trump called Fetterman (D-Pa.) the “most extreme and unhinged left-wing politician ever to run for office in Pennsylvania.”

He accused the Democrat of wanting to release a third of the state’s prison population and wanting to end life-without-parole sentences.

Trump stressed that race might determine which party controls the Senate. He urged voters to vote for Dr. Mehmet Oz.

“I’ll tell you what, this could be the vote that’s going to make the difference between a country and not a country,” Trump said. “Because it could be 51, it could be 50, it could be 49, and if it’s 49 for the Republicans, this country, I don’t know if it’s going to live for another two years. That’s what’s happening, so you’ve got to get out and vote for this man. He is a good man.”

Trump’s visit to the Keystone State came on the same Saturday night as President Joe Biden and 44th President Barack Obama rallied for Fetterman in Philadelphia. These dueling events, highlight how crucial both parties consider the race to be.