Democrat Brian Poindexter wins election to U.S. House in Ohio’s 7th Congressional District

Democrat Brian Poindexter won election Wednesday to the U.S. House of Representatives representing Ohio’s 7th Congressional District, defeating Republican incumbent Max Miller. Poindexter is a union ironworker and an at-large member of the Brook Park City Council. Democrats made the race a priority after Miller declined to resign in the face of domestic abuse allegations from his ex-wife. Miller denied the allegations and is serving his second term in the House. The Associated Press declared Poindexter the winner at 1:23 a.m. EST.