- 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 to replace Democratic Rep. Marcia Fudge, who Biden named as his housing secretary
- 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, is favored to win the GOP-leaning district
- Carey was a little known contender until he earned Trump's endorsement
- Other Republicans in that race had big name GOP backers
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