Michael Rulli wins Ohio special election to finish Bill Johnson’s term
By
Rachel Schilke
June 11, 2024 9:11 pm
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Republican state Sen. Michael Rulli won a special election to finish out former Republican Rep. Bill Johnson’s term for this Congress, increasing Speaker Mike Johnson‘s (R-LA) slim majority in the House.
The Associated Press called the race at 9:02 p.m., over an hour after polls closed. Rulli won the special election with 52.3% of the vote counted at the time the race was called.
Rulli will replace Johnson, whose seat in the House has been vacant for months. Johnson became the 32nd House member not to seek reelection in 2024 in November last year. He began his new position as president of Youngstown State University on Jan. 22.
Rulli, along with Democrat Michael Kripchak and independent candidate Christopher Lafont, ran on Tuesday to succeed Johnson.
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