Republican Troy Balderson declared official winner of Ohio special election – IOTW Report

Republican Troy Balderson declared official winner of Ohio special election

BPR: Republican Troy Balderson was finally declared the winner of the Aug. 7 special election for Ohio’s 12th Congressional District Friday, defeating Democrat Danny O’Connor.

Balderson, 56, who has been an Ohio state senator since 2011, beat 31-year-old Franklin County Recorder O’Connor. Balderson had a margin of a little more than 1,700 votes, or 0.9 percent, according to counts on Aug. 7, but O’Connor has not yet conceded.

Balderson and Republicans claimed victory before the election was officially called Friday.

The Democrat was ahead when the early votes rolled in on Aug. 7, but he and Balderson traded off being in the lead all night.  MORE

9 Comments on Republican Troy Balderson declared official winner of Ohio special election

  1. Balderson had a margin of a little more than 1,700 votes, or 0.9 percent, according to counts on Aug. 7, but O’Connor has not yet conceded.

    Let the games begin…

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  2. Democrats lead story:

    Republicans lose special election. Trump virtually dead and buried now!

    (After)

    The fact that the vote was so close spells DOOM for Trump and Republicans!

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  3. The democrats coulndt find another 1700 votes in frankins trunk? What kind of incompetent and crooked party are they?

    imagine what the count would have been had the democrats not pulled out all the stops.

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