11th District

Shontel Brown will next face Laverne Gore, who won the GOP primary. The winner will replace former Rep. Marcia Fudge, who now heads the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

In Ohio's 11th Congressional District, the two main candidates are Nina Turner and Shontel Brown. It's a local race, but it can also be seen as a microcosm of the national Democratic Party.

Nina Turner has raised $2.2 million so far for her bid to succeed Marcia Fudge in Congress. Turner received most of that – about $1.5 million – since January, and has $1 million on hand as the race heads to an Aug. 3 special primary.

Voters in Ohio’s 11th Congressional District have four months to make up their minds about who should replace Marcia Fudge, who is now President Joe Biden’s Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson is endorsing Nina Turner in the race to succeed Marcia Fudge in Congress, Turner’s campaign said in a news release Wednesday.

Former state Rep. Bryan Flannery formally launched his campaign for Marcia Fudge’s U.S. House seat on Tuesday.

Nina Turner, the former state senator who became a high-profile supporter of Bernie Sanders’ presidential bids, is making a run to represent Cleveland and Akron in Congress. Turner announced her plans in an online call with local reporters Tuesday. Last week, she formed a committee to raise money for the campaign.