OH-9 Primary results

[brooklynite]

(D)
Marcy Kaptur - 35,650
Dennis Kucinich - 11,218

(R)
Joe the Plumber - 9,746
Steven Kraus - 7,158

[TheWraith]

1. Kaptur beating Kucinich 56 to 40 with 66% reporting.

It looks like it's all but over and Kaptur is going to be the nominee.

[mvd]

2. I do wish her luck

But I wish it ended differently. Anti-incumbent mood may help us re-take Congress.

[seeviewonder]

3. What has happened to Kucinich?

I thought he would be a shoe in.

[Thrill]

5. His Act getting old?

[Hutzpa]

6. This! (nt).

[TheWraith]

7. Yep, I think that's a good summation.

He's not as popular as some perceive him to be.

[Tarheel_Dem]

14. !!

[mvd]

8. Anti-incumbency

Shame because we are losing all our liberal stalwarts. This is not the right direction.

[onenote]

9. he lost to an incumbent.

So much for your theory.

[mvd]

11. Purging the liberals?

Whatever happened, it wasn't good. And it was Dennis's district that was done away with. So technically I am right.

[Drunken Irishman]

12. I think they lost a congressional district, so they merged his with hers...it was sad.

But it's what happens when one party controls the state government, they get to make the decisions on what district stays and what district goes.

[onenote]

13. Kaptur is liberal. And she was the incumbent

If anything, it was a pro-incumbent vote. The ninth has been Kaptur's district for almost 30 years. Even after redistricting, most of the district covered the area she has been representing.

[Drunken Irishman]

10. Redistricting for one...

The other? He ran up against a less divisive opponent who is probably a bit more liked in that area than Kucinich. It's unfortunate Democrats were the ones to bite the bullet when it came to losing a seat, but it is what it is.

[joshcryer]

4. Looks like Joyce Beatty is going to win her district, too. Kilroy conceeded alledgely.

I heard it from someone else who is following it but I can't find it anywhere yet.