Ohio secretary of state wins governor's slot
Posted on: Tuesday, 2 May 2006, 23:18 CDT
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Ohio Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell, a key figure in the state's decisive 2004 presidential election, won his bid on Tuesday to run for governor on the Republican ticket in November.
With about two-thirds of the vote counted, Blackwell held a 13 percentage point lead over fellow Republican Jim Petro, the Ohio attorney general, who conceded.
In November Blackwell will face Democratic U.S. Rep. Ted Strickland, who easily won his party's nomination. If Blackwell wins, he will become Ohio's first black governor.
Two-term Gov. Bob Taft could not run because of limits set by state law. Republicans in Ohio have been plagued by scandals involving ethics and investments and Democrats have been eyeing the state as a good candidate for a turnover.
As Ohio's chief elections official, Blackwell played a key and sometimes controversial role in making decisions on ballots, polling place rules and other matters in a state that ultimately decided the 2004 election in favor of President George W. Bush over Democratic Sen. John Kerry..
Source: REUTERS
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