Wednesday, March 07, 2012

Liggett loses Congressional race by large margn

U.S. Rep. Bob Gibbs, R-Lakeville, handily won the Republican nomination for Congress in the 7th District Tuesday, defeating Hombre Liggett by 27,985 to 7,509 votes in early unoffiicial results.

Gibbs will face Stark County Democrat Joyce Healy-Abrams in the general election.

Liggett, son of Wlliam P. And Monica Liggett, is pastor of the Chuch of the Harvest in Dover which he and his wife, Marci, founded in 1993.

The 7th District covers parts of 10 counties and includes northern Tuscarawas County, all of Holmes and Coshocton counties and a large portion of Stark County.

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