Ohio GOP House Hopeful Won’t Face Legal Hassle

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Why is this woman smiling?

Because it looks like she (Joy Padgett, the Ohio state senator Rep. Bob Ney (R-OH) endorsed to succeed him) will avoid the hassle of a legal challenge in her bid to serve in Congress.

Ohio Democrats have been hinting for weeks that they’d challenge her candidacy, based on two different Ohio laws that prevent candidates from running twice in the same year. Padgett lost the Republican nomination for Ohio lieutenant governor earlier this year.

Friday, the Democrats said they wouldn’t file complaints, noting that Padgett suddenly had six primary opponents to keep her busy.

The brother of one of Padgett’s Republican opponents filed a complaint against Padgett Saturday on the same grounds, however. But no dice: Yesterday, the Tuscarawas Board of Elections ruled against the complaint. No one’s made any noise about an appeal, so it looks like Padgett’s in the clear.

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