A northwest Ohio House race that many believed could determine who ultimately controls the House of Representatives was called by the Associated Press three weeks after Election Day.
Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur has won her 22nd term in Congress in northwest Ohio, defeating her Republican challenger and holding on to her seat in one of the most closely watched races in the country. Kaptur defeated Ohio state Rep. Derek Merrin, according to the Associated Press, which called the race Wednesday at 1:02 p.m. Kaptur was one of eight Democrats running in 2024 in a district that voted for Trump in 2020. Trump won the state of Ohio by 8 points in 2020.
Merrin took aim at Kaptur’s long tenure in Congress by pushing for term limits and criticizing the congresswoman for sponsoring only five bills on her own that became law in 41 years. 'Marcy Kaptur hasn’t done squat for the four decades she has served in Congress,' Merrin told Fox News Digital earlier this year, arguing that Kaptur will 'continue the ineffective status quo.
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