Ohio voters spoke on March 19 in races that could determine which party controls the House of Representatives next year.
TOLEDO, Ohio—Ohio voters spoke on March 19 in races that could determine which party controls the House of Representatives next year.
While the Sixth Congressional District is safely Republican, the Ninth and 13th Congressional Districts are tossups.
In the Democrat primary, businessman and U.S. Air Force veteran Michael Kripchak defeated cannabis entrepreneur Rylan Finzer.
Mr. Rulli and Mr. Kripchak will be their party’s nominee in the special election and in November to succeed Rep. Bill Johnson (R-Ohio), who left Congress in late January to become the president of Youngstown State University.
Although Mr. Rulli is all but guaranteed to win the special election, this election is notable given that the town of East Palestine is in the district. The town experienced a toxic train derailment in 2023. Mr. Tsai is from East Palestine.
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Mr. Tsai, who is from East Palestine, campaigned on the train derailment, while Mr. Rulli and Mr. Stoltzfus focused on border security and energy independence.
Additionally, Mr. Rulli will be able to give a tad of breathing room for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who is dealing with a divided and