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 CINCINNATI (AP) - Even though their candidate lost, Democrats said Wednesday that their close second-place finish in an Ohio congressional election gives them momentum heading into 2006. The GOP said Democrats shouldn't read too much into the result.
Former state Rep. Jean Schmidt defeated Iraq war veteran Paul Hackett by about 3,500 votes Tuesday to win a seat in Congress in the heavily Republican district.
Just 10 months ago, President Bush carried the seven-county district with 64 percent of the vote and the district's former representative — Republican Rob Portman — won re-election with 72 percent. Portman stepped down this year to become U.S. trade representative.
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