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Hilliard voters supported incumbents, women in Democratic primary election

Both incumbents are moving on from Hilliard's Democratic primary, but their slate, backed by the Hilliard Democrats, was not as successful. Incumbents Tina Cottone and Andy Teater advanced in the Democratic primary as well as Kathy Parker-Jones, according to unofficial results from the Franklin County Board of Elections. The fourth candidate on their slate, Tony Moog, came in sixth place. Nadia Rasul is the only candidate from the recently formed Hilliard Democrats PAC — no affiliation with the Hilliard Democrats — to move on from the primary after Rasul, Dorothy Hassan and Samer Bazerbashi had an early lead from absentee ballot returns. Just 100 votes separate Rasul and Hassan in the primary. The primary is the first Democrats have held in recent memory in Hilliard, which elected the first Democrat to city council in 2019. Hilliard City Council candidates, from left, Samer Bazerbashi, Tina Cottone, Dorothy Hassan, Tony Moog, Kathy Parker-Jones, Nadia Rasul and Andy Teater participate in a Democratic primary candidate forum hosted by the Hilliard Chamber of Commerce on April 10, 2025, at the Norwich Township Joint Safety Services Building. More results: What are the Ohio primary election results in your county? Here's the rundown Thousands of dollars have been raised for the race, primarily by candidates endorsed by the recently-created PAC. Hilliard Democrats endorsed their slate last fall, before other candidates had decided to file to run. A local group of Republicans sent mailers to voters linking Teater to Donald Trump and labeling him as a 'MAGA patriot.' Teater had been a Republican for most of his life but switched to the Democrats two years ago. He has said he never voted for Trump. The four winners will face three Republicans for four seats on council in November, including incumbent Les Carrier as well as Jim Martin and Bevan Schneck. Carrier was the main funder of the mailers linking Teater to Trump. More: Multiple controversies confuse voters in Hilliard City Council's first Democratic primary Anna Lynn Winfrey covers the western suburbs for the Columbus Dispatch. She can be reached at awinfrey@ This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Who won in the Democratic Hilliard City Council primary?