AOC-backed Nina Turner loses Ohio House primary challenge to establishment candidate

Rep. Shontel Brown won the primary to hold onto her seat, and is likely to win a full term in Congress in her safe blue district.

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Both Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and President Biden jumped into the race at the last second. Biden announced his support for Brown last week, and Ocasio-Cortez backed Turner on Monday, the day before the primary. 

But even before the endorsements, Brown had most of the establishment backing in the race while Turner, a top surrogate for Sen. Bernie Sanders' 2016 and 2020 presidential campaigns, was backed by many on the left.