Midwest Pump Prices Are Spiking at Worst Possible Time for Trump

As gasoline prices have ratcheted higher across the US due to the war in Iran, several Midwestern states have seen the steepest increases. That’s putting a strain on many of the voters Republicans need at the midterm elections in November to keep control of Congress.

Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin have all borne the brunt of price hikes since the conflict began 10 weeks ago. Sticker shock is worst in Ohio, where gasoline has surged 72%. That’s double the increase for California, long the poster child for sky-high fuel prices.

“Everybody’s complaining about it,” said Blake Karras-Johnson, a Dayton, Ohio, ...