Ohio voters chose who they want to fill the vacancy of retired Rep. Bill Johnson on Tuesday, but it will be months before he is sent to complete the remainder of his term.
State Sen. Michael Rulli won the special primary to replace Johnson, who resigned from Congress in January to become the president of Youngstown University.
The seat is reliably Republican, meaning Rulli is all but guaranteed to take his place, but the general election will not be held until June 11, denying Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) a much-needed reinforcement in the House for another several months.
Rulli, backed by the center-right Republican Main Street Partnership, received 49% of the vote, with state Rep. Reggie Stoltzfus at 41% and chiropractor Rick Tsai at 10% at the time the race was called. Stolzfus had been endorsed by members of
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