Candidates in the special election for Ohio’s 11th Congressional District have raised over $6 million, making it currently the most expensive special House election in 2021.
The Democratic primary for the special election will take place Aug. 3 and includes 13 candidates vying to replace former Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio), who President Joe Biden selected as the secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development in March. Fundraising for the primaries has already surpassed New Mexico’s special election, which took place in May, and the Texas runoff election set for next week.
The 11th district includes parts of Cuyahoga County and Summit County, and several majority Black precincts between Cleveland and Akron. The area has remained heavily Democratic, with Fudge taking over 80% of the vote in 2020, and the Democratic primary will likely determine the winner of the general election on Nov. 2.
The gerrymandered district was also one of the areas involved in a lawsuit aimed at overturning Ohio’s congressional map. The state is set to redraw district lines this year, and though it will not affect the election, the winner of the race will likely serve a significantly different district.
Nina Turner, who served in the Ohio state Senate from 2007 to 2015, has held a consistent fundraising lead, raising $3.8 million total. The committee received nearly half of that, $2.3 million, between April and July, per a filing with the Federal Elections Commission. She’s spent nearly $1.2 million on TV ads between April and July.
Turner’s top supporters included the Service Employees International Union PAC, the Amalgamated Transit Union PAC and the Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC, contributing $5,000 each. She also received support from the Medicare for All PAC, a leadership PAC associated with Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and the Rooted in Community Leadership PAC.
Several politicians, including former presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), have endorsed Turner as well. The former state senator was a national surrogate for Sanders’ campaign in 2016 and co-chaired his 2020 campaign. She has also received support from other progressive Democrats including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) and Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.).
Although early polls have suggested a heavy lead for Turner since May, an internal poll that her top competitor, Cuyahoga County Democratic Chair Shontel Brown, conducted in early July suggested only a 7% margin between the two women.
Brown has held strong in the fundraising race, reporting over $2 million in the election cycle-to-date. The committee also received over half of its contributions between April and July, reporting more than $1.4 million, in its latest FEC filing.
Her biggest contributor was the Pro-Israel America PAC, which donated $5,000 to her campaign. Individuals also contributed over $110,000 to Turner through the PAC. Brown also received $5,000 from the Boilermakers Union PAC, the Citizens Organized PAC and the Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers PAC. Many of these totals include contributions from just the first fundraising quarter of 2021.
Brown received over $14,000 from individuals associated with RMS Investment Group, an Ohio-based real estate company, and more than $11,000 from individuals who work for the Cleveland Browns football team as well.
While Turner has led in the progressive endorsement race, Brown received endorsements from former Secretary of State and 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) and Fudge’s mother.
John Barnes, a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2011 to 2018, trails far behind Turner and Brown, raising only $18,000. Shirley Smith, who has served in the Ohio state Senate and House of Representatives, comes in fourth, raising over $10,000 between January and June, according to an FEC filing.
Aside from the crowded Democratic side, only two Republicans are competing in the Aug. 3 primary. Laverne Gore, a Cleveland native, has brought in the fifth highest fundraising totals so far, with over $11,300.
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