Brown Beats Turner: Ohio 11th Congressional Primary Results 2021

CLEVELAND — Shontel Brown bested her intra-party rival Nina Turner, who conceded Tuesday night, to win the Democratic party's nomination for representative for the Ohio 11th Congressional District.

Turner and Brown engaged in a hotly contested primary battle. Despite an early lead in the race, Turner's momentum slowed in the final weeks before the primary, while Brown upped her spending on TV ads, according to Huffington Post.

The strategy paid off, with Brown eking out an upset victory on Tuesday night. Turner conceded after 10 p.m.

Both Turner and Brown sought to replace Marcia Fudge, who had represented Ohio's 11th since 2008. President Joe Biden then picked Fudge to lead the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, opening her seat to a special election.

On the Republican side of the ballot, Laverne Gore beat out Felicia Washington Ross to earn her party's nomination. However, Gore will enter the general election as a massive underdog.

Here are the unofficial results from the Secretary of State's office:

Democrats:

Shontel Brown —33,592 votes

Nina Turner — 29,430 votes

Jeff Johnson — 1,152 votes

Martin Alexander — 81 votes

John E. Barnes Jr. — 644 votes

James Jerome Bell — 80 votes

Seth J. Corey — 397 votes

Will Knight — 145 vote

Pamela M. Pinkney — 152 votes

Isaac Powell — 38 votes

Lateek Shabazz — 49 votes

Tariq K. Shabazz — 112 votes

Shirley Smith — 454 votes

Republicans:

Laverne Gore — 3,111 votes

Felicia Washington Ross — 1,089 votes

Who was on the ballot?

Democrats

• Shontel Brown
• Nina Turner
• Martin Alexander
• John E. Barnes Jr.
• James Jerome Bell
• Seth J. Corey
• Jeff Johnson
• Will Knight
• Pamela M. Pickney
• Isaac Powell
• Lateek Shabazz
• Tariq K. Shabazz
• Shirley Smith

Republicans

• Felicia Washington Ross
• Laverne Gore

Ohio's 11th Congressional District includes Cleveland, its eastern suburbs like Cleveland Heights, and slices south, extending all the way to part of Akron.