Ohio’s hotly contested House race remained too close to call Wednesday morning, in what’s being seen as an encouraging sign for Democrats heading into the November midterm elections.
Republican Troy Balderson was leading Democrat Danny O’Connor by about 1,700 votes, as Reuters reports, but the final result could be days away as state officials count provisional and absentee ballots. Yet even if Balderson is eventually declared the winner, Reuters writes, the narrow margin is little comfort for Republicans as they head into the November vote. It is certain to hearten Democrats, who performed dramatically better than expected. In the 2016 presidential election, Trump won the district by 11 percentage points.
Dave Wasserman of the Cook Political Report tweeted late Tuesday that the results reinforce the view that Democrats are “substantial favorites” to win back the House.
If anything, tonight's #OH12 result reinforces our view that Dems are substantial favorites to retake the House in November.
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) August 8, 2018
