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All of Ohio’s incumbent U.S. House representatives were heading toward reelection Wednesday morning with no seats exchanging party hands, according to Associated Press projections from unofficial results Tuesday. Results will remain unofficial until they are certified by county boards of elections and the Ohio Secretary of State.
Two races have yet to be called by the AP: Ohio’s 9th U.S. Congressional district with long-term incumbent Democrat Marcy Kaptur leading by less than 1,200 votes, with a 0.32% gap between her and Republican challenger state Rep. Derek Merrin. Kaptur currently has 176,228 votes compared to 175,035 for Merrin.
In Ohio’s 13th U.S. Congressional district, the AP hasn’t called the race, but incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Emilia Sykes has a nearly 8,000-vote lead over Republican challenger Kevin Coughlin, with 51.05% of the vote compared to 48.95 for Coughlin, or 193,575 votes to 185,622.
Provisional ballots remain to be counted.