Columbus: Republic of Mike Carey, a coal lobbying supported by Trump, made a member of the two futures lawmakers to win the US home chair that was open in Central Ohio on Tuesday, while Democrat Shontel Brown surpassed the victory in the second congressional district contested.
in the Cleveland area.
The results of the election will leave the Democrats with the advantage of 221-213 compared to the Republican Party in Congress, with Brown and Carey each defend the chair for each party.
The third open Congress seat in Florida, where the primary selection was held on Tuesday, it was also very possible to keep the status quo and in democratic hands.
Carey, 50, defeated Democratic State representatives Allison Russo, a consultant for public health policy, in the 15th congressional district, after the most competitive race this year.
Previous business holders, Republican Steve Stiver, resigned in April to become the CEO of Chamber of Commerce Ohio after a decade in Congress.
Carey told people at the victory party on Tuesday, “We have too many career politicians in Washington.
That’s the last thing I will do.” Brown, 46, a member of the Cuyahoga Regency Council, who also led the district Democratic Party, won the Cleveland-region house chair previously held by Marcia Fudge, who resigned to become housing and secretary of urban development in the Biden government.
Brown defeated Republican Laverne Gore, business owners and activists, in a very democratic district that stretched from Cleveland to Akron.
He said he was ready to start working.
“I am committed to going to Washington as a unifying, and will work with the President of Biden and Democratic leaders in Congress to lead health and rapid economic recovery from the pandemic for Ohio,” Brown said in a statement.
The two winners will meet the remaining provisions of its predecessor, which runs until January 2023.
They must face the re-election next year below the Map of Congress redrawn to hold the chair.
Former President Donald Trump supports Carey, calling him “brave fighters” and visit the country to campaign for him, like the former Vice President Mike Pence.
Trump congratulates Carey in a statement on Tuesday, saying he is proud to support him “early and stronger” and say he will be “a great Congressman!” President Joe Biden supports Russo, who collects more money in the district than Democrats in history.
Brown’s election marked the victory for the establishment of the Democrats, who tried to maintain the district to takeover with progressively.
Supporters include Hillary Clinton, US representative Jim Clyburn and several trade unions.
But victory may be short-lived.
Already, the main opponents defeated by Brown, Progressive Nina Turner, have begun to campaigned for the term full Congress to be contested in 2022.
Former state senator, he is a national funge for the offer of President Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and remains one of the progressive movements of the congress hope The hardest work.
In Florida, 11 Democrats were in special elections in the main special elections on Tuesday for the seat of the Democratic Representative Hastings, who died in April after suffering from pancreatic cancer.
One candidate was the representative of the Omari Hardy State, who was 3 years old when Hastings was elected in 1992.
Hastings was the best-selling member of the Florida congress delegation.
The Republic of Jason Mariner won the Republican nomination to run to the 20th Congress district chair, but this district was very democratic.
The Primary Democrat winner is considered the key to the January general election, but the results are too close to the call on Tuesday night after most votes have been counted in the South Florida district.
With almost 99% of the votes counted, less than 100 votes separated the two leaders in the field of 11 Democrats.
Commissioner Broward County Dale Holness and Health Care CEO of Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick lead primers are crowded, each with almost 24% of the vote.
This district is a black majority and includes parts of Broward and Counties Palm Beach.
GOP Carey, Democrats’ Brown won US home chairs in Ohio
