The race had been close to tied, but at the end it broke heavily for Bacon.
Jana Shaver looks likely to win her race against Kent Runyan, and the race between Jack Wempe and Ken Willard is still too tight to call.
Moderates have a guaranteed majority, but it looks like it won't be as large as I would like.
It looks like Deborah Owens Fink lost in Ohio, so that's some consolation.
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