It looks like it’s going to be a crowded race up in Ohio.
Eight Republicans have filed (although they haven’t yet been certified) to replace Rep. Bob Ney (R-OH) as the Republican on the ballot in Ohio’s 18th District according to Tuscarawas County election officials.
Today was the filing deadline for the September 14th primary. The frontrunner so far had been Ney’s handpicked successor state Senator Joy Padgett, but she’ll have to compete against Dover Mayor Rick Homrighausen, Holmes County Commissioner Ray Feikert and five others: Samuel Firman, John Bennett, Ralph Applegate, Gregory Zelenitz, and James Brodbelt Harris, who challenged Ney in the primary.
Update: More from CQ.
Late Update: And then there were seven. Mr. Zelenitz’s signatures apparently weren’t up to snuff.
