Akron Beacon Journal

Voters throughout Summit County, parts of Stark County and a sliver of Portage County on Tuesday chose Kevin Coughlin as the 13th Congressional District Republican candidate they want to run in the November election.

Coughlin took an early lead in the three-way race and ended up beating his closest competitor by about 22,500 votes.

He had 39,088 votes compared to Chris Banweg’s 16,583 and Richard Morckel’s 4,451, according to unofficial results.

He finished first in all three counties, receiving about 67% of the vote in Summit, 62% in Stark and 65% in Portage.

He will face U.S. Rep. Emilia Sykes, D-Akron, in the fall.