Politics & Government
Marcy Kaptur Wins in Every Lakewood Precinct Against 'Joe the Plumber'
The Democrat takes each of the city's 41 precincts against GOP challenger Samuel Wurzelbacher.
It looks several campaign stops in Lakewood paid off for US Rep. Marcy Kaptur.
The Democrat from Toledo had no trouble beating her opponent, Samuel 'Joe the Plumber' Wurzelbacher, for the newly drawn 9th Congressional District.
And in Lakewood, Kaptur took each of the city's 41 precincts on Election Day — mirroring voting trends in the presidential election.
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However, it hasn't been easy for Kaptur, who earlier this year squared off against US Rep. Dennis Kucinich for the newly drawn district.
By the end of Election Day, Kaptur had tallied more than three times as many votes as Wuzelbacher in the district.
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The results were similar in Lakewood, where she took each precinct in the city by a wide margin, according to final but unofficial results from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections.
Here's a breakdown of how each of the precincts went for the candidates:
US 9th Congressional District Vote in Lakewood
Lakewood PrecinctMarcy Kaptur (D) Samuel Wurzelbacher (R) 1A 415 147 1B 408 165 1C 331 117 1D 383 123 1E 382 125 1F 289 53 1G 358 101 1H 318 208 1I 407 133 1J 457 176 2A 473 150 2B 342 87 2C 452 155 2D 324 65 2E 433 142 2F 350 110 2G 379 103 2H 409 93 2I 397 100 2J 424 153 3A 417 237 3B 450 135 3C 335 93 3D 374 139 3E 338 107 3F 429 116 3G 303 130 3H 354 123 3I 315 98 3J 348 68 4A 365 178 4B 356 99 4C 324 58 4D 392 108 4E 275 41 4F 374 88 4G 284 47 4H 322 78 4I 434 105 4J 305 114 4K 289 49 Citywide 14,740 4,717
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