Voters in Toledo, Ohio, concerned about high grocery and gas prices during the primary election for the 9th Congressional District.
Voters in Toledo, Ohio, concerned about high grocery and gas prices during the primary election for the 9th Congressional District.
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Pemilih pemilihan pendahuluan Ohio sebut biaya hidup sebagai kekhawatiran utama dalam perebutan kursi DPR di barat laut Ohio

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Para pemilih di Toledo dan sekitarnya yang memberikan suara dalam pemilihan pendahuluan Ohio pada Mei 2026 mengatakan kepada NPR bahwa mereka berfokus pada kenaikan biaya kebutuhan sehari-hari, termasuk bensin dan bahan makanan, seiring dengan kontestasi untuk Distrik Kongres ke-9 negara bagian tersebut yang mengarah pada pertandingan yang diawasi ketat pada bulan November.

Alan Isbell dari Toledo mengatakan bahwa ia belum melihat biaya mereda, menggambarkan bagaimana pengeluaran sehari-hari yang lebih tinggi memengaruhi cara orang berbelanja dan bepergian.

Toledo adalah bagian dari Distrik Kongres ke-9 Ohio, yang telah diwakili oleh politikus Demokrat Marcy Kaptur sejak 1983. Cook Political Report telah menilai kursi ini sebagai persaingan ketat menjelang pemilihan paruh waktu 2026.

Dari pihak Partai Republik, mantan perwakilan negara bagian Derek Merrin memenangkan pemilihan pendahuluan GOP dan siap menghadapi Kaptur pada bulan November, menyiapkan pertandingan ulang dari kontestasi mereka tahun 2024, yang dimenangkan Kaptur dengan selisih sekitar 2.300 suara.

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Voters line up at a polling station in Ohio amid high gas prices and Trump supporters during the 2026 primary elections.
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