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2012 Primary

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Incumbent Barbara Boyd Will Advance To November Election Unopposed

The Ohio House representative in the 9th district defeated challenger Howard Harris, according to final, unofficial results

Editor's Note: The first version of this story published at 7:56 p.m. Tuesday. Ohio House representative Barbara Boyd (D-Cleveland) has received her party's nod and will advance to the November general election unopposed, according to final, unofficial results from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. Boyd received 13,081 and Democratic challenger Howard Harris, of Shaker Heights, received 1,169 votes in Tuesday's Primary. No independent candidates have filed. The 9th Ohio House district includes Cleveland Heights, Shaker Heights, University Heights and parts of Cleveland. Boyd was first elected to be a state representative in 1992 and served four terms. She left because of term limits, but ran again in 2006 and won, according to …

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Ohio Primary Election: What You Need To Know

Information to help you prepare for the polls and get out and vote

Ohio's Primary election has finally arrived. Voters who declare a party at the polls will get to decide which candidates will represent their party in races in the fall general election. So get out and vote! Here are a few last-minute reminders:

Susan Miller

7:58 am on Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Dismayed with Ds and Rs and thinking of staying home? Today there's another option. Yep folks, today only. To expand democracy in Ohio please vote for Joseph Rosario DeMare who is an endorsed Green Party write-in candidate for Senate on March 6th. He needs to get at least 500 write in votes in the March primary in order to get on the November ballot as a regular candidate. This is important …   more ›

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