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Mike Carey, former President Donald Trump’s preferred candidate, won the Republican nomination in the primary for Ohio’s 15th Congressional District special election on Tuesday.
The result is a win for the former president, who had the power of his endorsement questioned after backing a losing candidate in a Texas special election last week.
Incumbent Republican Rep. Steve Stivers, elected to the seat in 2010, resigned earlier this year to run the Ohio Chamber of Commerce. The rural district south of Columbus is reliably Republican, with Trump winning voters there in 2020 by 14%, according to
Daily Kos Elections. Carey is likely to win the Nov. 2 general election.