Super Tuesday 2012: ‘Joe the Plumber’ wins GOP congressional primary
Friday, March 9, 2012 On Super Tuesday, Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, known more commonly as ‘Joe the Plumber’, won the U.S. Republican Party primary for Ohio’s 9th congressional district, which represents Toledo. He defeated real estate agent Steve Kraus, 51 percent to 48 percent, and will now face incumbent Democratic Representative Marcy Kaptur, who has held the seat since 1983. Wurzelbacher received notice during the 2008 presidential election, when he asked a question about taxes to…