Hard-fought Cleveland area victories for pro-CCW candidates
4:10pm Wednesday, November 06, 2002
Republican Tom Patton, an OFCC PAC-endorsee from Strongsville, won a battle to succeed the retiring Sullivan in the 18th, marking the first time a Republican has represented this area in many, many years.
OFCC PAC-supported Republican State Sens. Kevin Coughlin in the 27th District and Jeff Armbruster in the 13th, both of whom pulled out victories after see-saw battles against upset-minded Democrats, climaxing campaigns that experts said sank to low-water marks in negative advertising.
"They [Democrats] thought these were their seats, and they want them back," said Republican State Rep. Jeff Manning of North Ridgeville (also endorsed by OFCC PAC), who defeated Democratic challenger David Bruenning, a teacher, in District 57.
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