Republican narrowly leads in Ohio House special election in what used to be a GOP stronghold

WASHINGTON_Republican candidate Troy Balderson narrowly led a closely watched special election Tuesday in an Ohio congressional district that his party has dominated for decades - a slim margin that did little to settle doubts about Republican chances in the midterm elections this fall.

With Balderson leading by about 1,700 votes, both parties eyed slightly more than 3,000 provisional ballots and perhaps as many as 5,000 absentee votes that may not be fully counted for days and could determine the final result.

In other results from around the country, Democrats in Michigan nominated a woman as their candidate for governor, continuing a string