Rep. Niehaus nips Rep. Schmidt by 22 votes for White’s Senate seat
6:14pm Monday, April 12, 2004
April 10, 2004 Columbus Dispatch State Rep. Tom Niehaus has won the narrowest primary contest for the state Senate in memory, besting fellow Republican Rep. Jean Schmidt by 22 votes out of more than 34,000 cast for the 14th District nomination in southern Ohio. A recount yesterday in Scioto County showed no change in the official count in the March 2 primary, giving Niehaus the edge. Earlier,...