A Hamilton County statehouse race is headed for a recount after unofficial results showed Republican Rep. Cindy Abrams ahead by just 19 votes. The margin — 0.03 percent of the ballots cast — is well inside the threshold that triggers an automatic recount, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported.
Abrams faced Democrat Jonathan Bradner, a pastor with a master’s degree in ethics and justice, in the race for Ohio’s 29th House District, which includes parts of Harrison, Mount Healthy and North College Hill, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported. Abrams’ race is one of four Ohio House races headed for a recount, though Democrats have already broken the House’s veto-proof Republican majority by flipping eight seats.
Abrams was appointed to the seat in 2019 and has never had a race this tight, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported: she won with 98 percent against a write-in candidate in 2020, ran unopposed in 2022, and won with 57 percent in 2024. The Enquirer reported it called Abrams but did not immediately receive a response…