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
In the Cleveland area, progressives and Democratic centrists are in fierce competition for the 11th Congressional District seat formerly held by Rep. Marcia Fudge, a Democrat appointed as President Joe Biden’s housing chief in March.
Former state Sen. Nina Turner, a leading national voice for Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaigns, is the best known among 13 Democrats running in the primary and the choice of Sanders, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and others.
Cuyahoga County Councilwoman Shontel Brown, a centrist backed by Hillary Clinton, influential House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, the Congressional Black Caucus, several leading unions and over 100 local leaders, enjoyed a surge in national support in July.
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Shontel Brown has narrowly won the Democratic primary to replace former Ohio U.S. Rep. Marcia Fudge, according to a race call from The Associated Press, marking a victory for more moderate Democrats in the closely watched contest.
Cleveland area voters chose Brown, the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party chair and a county councilwoman, over Nina Turner, a former Ohio state senator and co-chair of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential run, and a bevy of other candidates.
Turner had jumped out to a money and early polling lead in Ohio s 11th Congressional District, and had broader name recognition.
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.
Businesswoman Laverne Gore wins Republican nomination for Ohio s 11th Congressional District election
She was also the nominee in last year s election, when she lost to now-HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge by more than 60 percentage points. Author: Tyler Carey Updated: 11:07 PM EDT August 3, 2021
CLEVELAND
EDITOR S NOTE: The above video originally aired back in March, before the primary
The Republicans officially have their nominee in the race to succeed longtime Northeast Ohio U.S. Rep. Marcia L. Fudge.
Businesswoman Laverne Gore won the party s special primary Tuesday night in the state s 11th Congressional District, with the Associated Press calling the race just before 8:50 p.m. Gore has been endorsed by the Ohio GOP, and is expected to defeat former Democrat Felicia Washington Ross by a wide margin.