Trump-backed lobbyist Mike Carey wins GOP primary for Ohio House seat

Mike Carey.
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Coal lobbyist Mike Carey won Tuesday's Republican primary for Ohio's 15th Congressional District, The Associated Press reports.

Carey was backed by former President Donald Trump. This was a closely watched House race, since the candidate that Trump supported in Texas' 6th Congressional District, Susan Wright, lost in last week's special election. Steve Stivers, a moderate Republican, previously held the seat in Ohio's 15th Congressional District, and endorsed GOP state Rep. Jeff LaRe in the primary.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.