OHIO: Rob Portman Retains His Senate Seat

By Joe Cunningham | 7:54 PM on November 08, 2016
OHIO: Rob Portman Retains His Senate Seat
FILE - In this July 19, 2016, file photo, Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, right, arrives with his wife arrive at the The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, during the second day of the Republican convention. Portman rolls out a labor endorsement from a union that had backed his Democratic rival Ted Strickland amid growing concerns among Democrats that Strickland is running a lackluster campaign and their chances of flipping the Ohio seat could be slipped away. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

In a race Democrats were hoping to win, Republican Rob Portman has been declared the winner by several media sources. The Democrats aimed to take the seat by running former governor Ted Strickland. However, overwhelming early results indicated that Portman would carry the state.

 

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Joe Cunningham is a Senior Editor at RedState, as well as a former teacher and coach. He is the host of the Joe Cunningham Show, which airs from 3-4 p.m. (CT) on NewsTalk 96.5 KPEL in Lafayette, Louisiana. 

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