Morning Briefing: Kaptur Wins OH-09, Lucas County Explains the Delay, and Election Night’s Aftermath
Good morning, Toledo. Election night ran long — and the drama was local. Here is everything that mattered overnight, and everything we’ve published about it.
Kaptur keeps the seat
The Associated Press called Ohio’s 9th District for Rep. Marcy Kaptur early this morning after Lucas County — the last county in Ohio to report — posted its numbers. Kaptur beat Derek Merrin 52.7% to 47.3%, winning a 23rd term as the longest-serving woman in congressional history. Read the full breakdown, including why Lucas County took until nearly 2 a.m.
A Toledo family needs your help
Six-year-old Mykayla Arrington is on a ventilator with two broken legs and bruised lungs after a hit-and-run crash in Toledo pinned her under an ATV last Wednesday. Her mother is asking the driver to come forward: “At least come forward. This is someone’s child.” Read the full story and how to help.
Overnight on ToledoBuzz
- BREAKING: Sherrod Brown won back his Senate seat — two years after losing it
- Amy Acton became Ohio’s first female governor, ending a 20-year drought
- Ohio locked voter ID into its constitution — Issue 3 passed in a landslide
- Bomb threats shut a Toledo polling site; voting extended to 9:15 PM
- KATSEYE postponed tonight’s Detroit show — here’s what happened to Megan
- The Kid LAROI jumped on nate sib’s “Face Card”
- The Hunger Games soundtrack just got star-studded
- Last night’s Midnight Briefing: Brown takes the Senate, Acton wins governor
Today: more election fallout, the latest on Lucas County’s ballot counting, and the rest of the news as it comes. Check back hourly.
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