Marcia Fudge

Shontel Brown was elected Ohio’s newest member of Congress on Tuesday, claiming a victory that had been all but assured in this heavily Democratic district since she defeated Nina Turner in an August special primary.

With 100 percent of precincts reporting, unofficial results showed Brown earned just over 50 percent of the vote. Her closest competitor, Nina Turner, had 44.5 percent. Eleven other candidates including former Cleveland City Councilman Jeff Johnson split the remaining Democratic votes.

Former Ohio 11th Congressional District Represenative Marcia Fudge left her seat to become Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Biden Administration. The field of 13 Democrats and two Republicans is competing to fill the seat in the special primary election Tuesday.

Today is the last day for voters to register to cast ballots in next month’s special election primary for two Congressional seats.

The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections is urging residents to check whether their precinct is part of the 11th Congressional District ahead of the Aug. 3 special primary election.

Turner is running to succeed Marcia Fudge who is now serving as President Biden's HUD Secretary.

Flannery began his Zoom announcement by mentioning what he called “the big elephant in the room:” that he is the only white candidate running in the 53-percent Black 11th Congressional District.

Fudge resigned last week from the 11th District seat she had held since 2008 to become Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Biden Administration.

All but four of Ohio’s 88 counties are on red alert for the spread of the coronavirus this week, despite continuing declines in cases and hospitalizations; republican Congressman Jim Jordan, a fiery Donald Trump supporter, won’t run to succeed Sen. Rob Portman, who announced this week he isn’t going to seek a third term in 2022; the mayor of Columbus has forced out the police chief amid cries of racial injustice and continued anger over the killing of Andre Hill; and more stories.

Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge, President Biden's nominee to head the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, told a Senate panel that she has proved she can work well with Republicans.