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Voters Are Set To Decide A Hard-Fought Democratic Primary In Ohio

The race pits Nina Turner, an ally of Bernie Sanders and the so-called Squad, against Shontel Brown, who has endorsements from Hillary Clinton and James Clyburn. The contest could be close.
Congressional candidate Shontel Brown, a member of the Cuyahoga County Council, speaks during a Souls to the Polls rally Sunday in Cleveland. Brown's main rival in her Democratic primary is Nina Turner, a former Ohio state senator.

A hard-fought primary wraps up Tuesday in Ohio's 11th Congressional District, a race that has seen national Democrats descend on the Cleveland area to take sides as two competing factions of the party fight for a historic Democratic seat.

While 13 people are on the ballot, two have emerged at the front of the pack:

  • Shontel Brown, the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party chair and a county councilwoman;
  • and Nina Turner, a former Ohio

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