Democrats Vogel, Ross knock independent out of race in Columbus City Council primary
The two Democrats knocked out the independent candidate in the nonpartisan Columbus City Council District 7 primary, according to unofficial results on May 6.
Tiara Ross had 41% of the vote, Jesse Vogel had 39%, and Kate Curry-Da-Souza had 20%, according to the Franklin, Delaware and Fairfield Counties' Boards of Elections.
Ross, an assistant city attorney, and Vogel, a public interest attorney, will proceed to the Nov. 4 general election. Curry-Da-Souza, former chair of the Near East Side Area Commission and a left-leaning independent.
District 7 includes Downtown and much of the city's urban core neighborhoods, but the entire city had the opportunity to vote on the race. Under Columbus' unusual district system, first rolled out in 2023, candidates must live in their districts but all nine city council members are elected citywide.
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