Simpson, who is currently in her second term on Cincinnati City Council, thanked her supporters at a primary election night event. She said she expected Cranley would be a serious opponent in November.
“We are still out-raised, out-endorsed,” Simpson said. “So, anybody who cares about this race, let’s be clear: he’s an incumbent who has won races before. He’s not going to go easy.”
Cranley congratulated Simpson on her primary victory at his own event.
“She had a great showing and we look forward to the debate in November,” Cranley said. “We are … very excited about the November campaign, and we’ll have a campaign on the issues and we believe — in fact, we know — that in November, we will be victorious.”
Richardson reached the finish line with 20.38 percent of the vote. He conceded the race and said he had not yet decided who he would support in November.
“I will continue to engage to make this city better,” Richardson said.
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