Republican Rep. Troy Balderson won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Ohio on Tuesday. He has represented Ohio’s 12th Congressional District since 2018. He defeated Democrat Jarrad Christian, a software engineer and former meteorologist for the U.S. Navy who made climate change a key campaign issue. The 62-year-old Balderson is a former state lawmaker and business owner. His GOP-leaning district sprawls from the Ohio River in the southeast, almost to industrial Canton in the north, and west to the suburbs of Columbus. The Associated Press declared Balderson the winner at 8:50 p.m. EST.
As of 8:59 p.m. EST, Christian led Balderson 67% to 33% in Athens County.
The Athens County Independent has access to Associated Press reporting on elections in Ohio through AP’s partnership with the Institute for Nonprofit News.
