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WINNERS OFCONTESTEDPRIMARIES

U.S. Senate,Republicanprimary

Josh Mandel

1stCongressionalDistrictDemocratic

PrimaryJeff Sinnard

2nd CongressionalDistrictRepublican

PrimaryBrad Wenstrup

2nd CongressionalDistrictDemocratic

PrimaryWilliam Smith

8th CongressionalDistrictRepublican

PrimaryJohn Boehner

OhioSupremeCourt,

DemocraticprimaryWilliam O’Neill

Senate District 14Joe Uecker

House District27Peter Stautberg

House District28Mike Wilson

House District29Louis Blessing III

House District31Denise Driehaus

House District65John Becker

House District66Doug Green

SCHOOLLEVIES

ForestHills levyPassed

Mt.Healthyschool levy

Failed

Wyomingschool bond

Passed

Princeton levyPassed

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SUPER TUESDAY

Ohioans chose Mitt Romney onSuper Tuesday, though barely andwith little enthusiasm.

ThesinglebiggestdayintheRe-publicanprimary race wasas tighta race inthe BuckeyeStateas pollspredicted. With 95 percent of thevotes counted, Romney had 37.8percent compared to Santorum’s37.1 percent. Newt Gingrich fol-lowed with 15percent,Ron Paul, 9.

The end was too close tocallfor

most of the night – an exciting endto a day that otherwise left manyvoters underwhelmed. Turnout lo-cally andthroughout the state waslow, perhaps because of attitudeslikethatof JoelleRagland.Shevot-ed in Mount Washington for Rom-ney, but only because he was theleast of the “evils.”

Santorum’s “too out there,” shesaid, and“I loatheNewtGingrich,”because he left one of his wiveswhen she was sick with cancer.

“I’m still not quite sure aboutRomney,” the 39-year-old home-

maker said as she left her pollingplace at St. Rose Church, “but itseems the best of what I had towork with.”

In Hamilton County, Romneybeat Santorum 49 percent to 29percent. In Warren County: 41 to34.

In the last week of the cam-paign, all but Ron Paul racedacross Ohio from one town to an-other, with a fewbreaks to work onGOPvoters in Georgia andTennes-

FULL RESULTS

At Cincinnati.com» See full local results andupdated national results

from Super Tuesday.

Santorum wins 3 other states

Mitt Romney addresses supporters at his Super Tuesday rally in Boston, Mass., after winning his home state. He also took Virginia and Vermont. AP

SeePRIMARY, Page A4

By JanePrendergast jprendergast@enquirer.com

MORNING VIEW —   KentonCounty School District Superin-tendent Terri Cox-Cruey spentFriday afternoon monitoringthe tornadoes that could beheaded her way.

It started as a warning, thenescalated to a threat.

Shewas used to this, tornado

drills and practices, working inthe district that includes ruralschools the past 12 years.

One storm touched down inIndiana. Thenanotherwas spot-ted moving through EasternKentucky.

By 3:35, another storm waspinpointed about 40 miles awayin Carrollton.

School let out around 3:30p.m. and buses throughout the

14,000 student district were al-ready on the road, except forthose at one school – Piner Ele-mentary. The school was in thepath of the storm.

Piner had eight buses andthey were supposed to pull outat 3:41 p.m. Students had al-ready started boarding five ofthem for the ride home on two-   Christi Jefferds, left, Piner

Elementary principal, and districtsuperintendent Terri Cox-Cruey.

ByWilliamCroylewcroyle@nky.com

SeeBOLDCALL, Page A7

THE AFTERMATHThe tornadoes hit at theworst possible time forstudents loaded on schoolbuses in Henryville. A7Moscow residentswelcomed the arrival offederal disaster officialsTuesday. It’s undeterminedwhether they will receivefederal assistance. B1

School’s ‘bold call’ may have saved children’s lives

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Low 49°Partly sunny

WEATHERComplete

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Advice...............D3

Business ..........A12

Classified.A6, D5-8

Comics..............D4

Food & Cooking.D1

Local..................B1

Puzzles..............D3

Sports................C1

TV.....................D3

Lotteries............A2

Obituaries .........B4

Opinions..........A15

INDEX Four sections, 171st year, No. 333

3 LEVIES OK’D

»  Two school levies lost,three were approved. B1» Two Ohio House in-

cumbents will be on theNovember ballot. B2

ROMNEY TAKESOHIO – BARELY

Local voters show littleenthusiasm for anyone

After 4 terms in Congress, Jean Schmidt is out

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STUNNINGUPSETFORWENSTRUP

Brad Wenstrup, a podia-trist who has never heldpolitical office, defeatedseven-year incumbent JeanSchmidt in Ohio’s 2ndCongressional RepublicanPrimary.

It was a stunning upsetfor Wenstrup, who won 49percent to 43 percent, andeven beat Schmidt in herhome base of ClermontCounty.

Wenstrup will face PikeCounty Democrat WilliamSmith in the fall.