Ohio special election

Donald Trump-backed newcomer Mike Carey has won the crowded Republican primary and State Rep. Allison Russo has won the Democratic primary for an open Ohio 15th Congressional District seat. The pair will square off against each other in November to serve the final year of Steve Stivers term.

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

Ohio has lost one seat in Congress as a result of new census figures released Monday; After months of speculation, 13th district Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan (D-Niles) is now running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated next year by Republican U.S. Senator Rob Portman; an appeal from Akron legislator Emilia Sykes and her father, State Senator Vernon Sykes, has led to the opening of a permanent COVID-19 vaccination site in Akron; and more stories.

Central Ohio voters are casting ballots in a special election for congress that has taken on national significance. The race pits a moderate Democrat…

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