Hillary Clinton backed Democrat beats out the Bernie Sanders and AOC favorite in Ohio House primary race that turned into a inter-party civil war
Shontel Brown, backed by Hillary Clinton and Rep. Jim Clyburn, beat a progressive favorite to win a crowded Dem primary in an Ohio House race
Nina Turner was liberal favorite of Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democrats went to war in primary, which became a battle between moderate and liberal wings of the party
Also, Donald Trump s candidate won in Ohio s 15th congressional district
Coal lobbyist Mike Carey beat 11 other candidates for GOP nomination
Carey was a little known contender until he earned Trump s endorsement
Trump-backed Carey wins GOP nod in Ohio special election
The former president did a tele-rally for the Republican primary winner just before Tuesday s vote.
Mike Carey speaks at a rally hosted by former President Donald Trump after receiving his endorsement on June 26, 2021 in Wellington, Ohio. | Scott Olson/Getty Images
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Mike Carey has won the Republican primary for a vacant House seat south of Columbus, vaulting to the top of a crowded special election field with support from former President Donald Trump.
Carey’s win affirms Trump’s ability to influence Republican primaries with endorsements even while out of office during the Biden administration. Trump advisers were eyeing the Ohio primary after Susan Wright, another Republican House candidate backed by the former president, lost her own special election for a district in Texas last week.
Mike Carey, endorsed by Trump, will win Ohio GOP special primary, CNN projects
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CNN projects that Mike Carey
By Eric Bradner, Ethan Cohen and Sabrina Souza, CNN
Carey’s win over a crowded primary field that included better-established candidates showcased Trump’s power within the party at a key moment.
A week earlier, a Trump-endorsed candidate had lost a runoff election in Texas to another Republican calling into question the former President’s influence now that he is out of office and casting some doubt on his ability to settle scores with old rivals in next year’s midterm elections.
Shontel Brown defeats Nina Turner in Ohio US House primary race
Brown’s fight against progressive Nina Turner became a proxy for the tensions between Democrats’ old guard and the more confrontational liberals coming up behind it
Donald Trump, beat a bevy of Republicans in central Ohio, while Cuyahoga County Council member
Shontel Brown pulled out a victory for the Democratic establishment in Cleveland, in a pair of primary elections for open House seats Tuesday.
The special elections were both viewed as a measure of voters’ mood and influences during a period of political transition, though low turnout and huge candidate fields complicated interpreting the results too broadly.
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