Mike Carey will win the GOP special primary election to replace former Republican Rep. Steve Stivers in Ohio’s 15th District to face Democratic state Rep. Allison Russo in November, Insider and Decision Desk HQ project.
The district encompasses the suburbs and exurbs south of Columbus.
The contenders for the GOP nomination included state Rep. Jeff LaRe, who has been endorsed by Strivers, state Rep. Bob Peterson, state Sen. Stephanie Kunze, minister and former Columbus NAACP President Ruth Edmonds, Hilliard Councilman Omar Tarzai.
Carey, a coal lobbyist, had been endorsed by former President Donald Trump. Trump held his first rally since leaving office to campaign for Carey on June 26.
The special election posed another test of Trump’s continued influence over down-ballot GOP races in his post-presidency.
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