Brown wins Ohio rematch with progressive activist Turner

By WILL WEISSERT and JULIE CARR SMYTH
Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — President Joe Biden has congratulated Democratic U.S. Rep. Shontel Brown of Ohio for her primary victory over former state Sen. Nina Turner. Brown beat Turner on Tuesday for the second time since last summer, easily prevailing in a primary billed nationally as a key showdown between the party’s more moderate establishment and its activist progressive wing. Brown campaigned as an ally to Biden’s domestic agenda. Biden on Wednesday called Brown’s victory “an important step.” Brown topped Turner in last summer’s special election primary. Brown has been in Congress only months but went into the rematch with the power of incumbency. In Ohio’s Republican primaries, ex-President Donald Trump’s endorsement helped lift several candidates.