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Democrat Conor Lamb declared victory early Wednesday morning in the special election for Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district, as he clung to a razor-thin lead with one county's absentee ballots still left to be tallied. If Lamb's margin holds up, it would be a humiliating defeat for Republicans in a district President Trump won by 20 points in 2016.
Conor Lamb, the Democratic candidate for the March 13 special election in Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District, center, celebrates with his supporters at his election night party in Canonsburg, Pa., early Wednesday, March 14, 2018.
With nearly all the votes counted, NBC says Democrat Conor Lamb will win the special election in Pennsylvania's 18th district over Republican, Rick Saccone. For those who don't remember this district was represented by Republican Tim Murphy, who resigned after news broke that the pro-life member of Congress urged his mistress to get an abortion.
Conor Lamb, the Democratic candidate for the March 13 special election in Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District, center, celebrates with his supporters at his election night party in Canonsburg, Pa., early Wednesday, March 14, 2018. MT. LEBANON, Pa.
MT. LEBANON, Pa. - A razor's edge separated Democrat Conor Lamb and Republican Rick Saccone early Wednesday in their closely watched special election in Pennsylvania, where a surprisingly strong bid by first-time candidate Lamb severely tested Donald Trump's sway in a GOP stronghold.
John Henninger, left, and Eric Larson, right, of Cecil Township, Pa., watches early returns at the election night party of Conor Lamb, the Democratic candidate for the special election in Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District, in Canonsburg, Pa., Tuesday, March 13, 2018.
Deep in the heart of rust-belt Trump country, in a congressional district where Democrats didn't even bother running a candidate in recent elections, and were clobbered by 28 percentage points the last time they tried competing, you could hear the rumblings of a potential political earthquake. Democrats appear likely to have won a squeaker in a special election outside Pittsburgh, with votes still being counted overnight.
A closely watched and extremely expensive special congressional election in Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District remained too close to call late Tuesday. Such a tight margin will likely be seen as a major victory for the Democrat Conor Lamb, as President Donald Trump won the area in southwest Pennsylvania by nearly 20 points during the 2016 election cycle and in the last two cycles the Republican incumbent ran unopposed.
Democrat Conor Lamb late Tuesday moved close to pulling off an improbable win, keeping the Democratic momentum going on Tuesday as he led Republican Rick Saccone in the special election for Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District. Polls heading into Tuesday showed a tight race in a district President Donald Trump won by 20 points in 2016, with some showing Lamb, a former Marine and federal prosecutor, ahead significantly.
Democrat Conor Lamb and Republican Rick Saccone battled to the wire Tuesday night in a tighter-than-tight congressional election that pitted the strength of President Donald Trump in blue-collar America against the energy and anger of the political left. The contest in the Pittsburgh-area district has drawn national attention as a bellwether for the midterm elections in November for control of Congress.
Pennsylvania Democratic candidate Conor Lamb and Republican Rick Saccone are in a tight race for a congressional seat open after Tim Murphy resigned amid revelations of an extramarital affair in which he urged his mistress to get an abortion. Working-class voters across western Pennsylvania on Tuesday are weighing in on a surprisingly tight congressional contest that has pitted the strength of U.S. President Donald Trump's grasp on blue-collar America against the energy and anger of the political left.
Republicans have backed away from messaging about the tax cut bill during the run-up to the special congressional election in Pennsylvania Tuesday, Politico reported . Republican groups are now attacking the Democratic candidate Conor Lamb's record as a prosecutor and talking about sanctuary cities as they aim to push state Rep. Rick Saccone to a win, the report said.
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If Democratic contender Conor Lamb wins Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District on Tuesday, it will send shock waves across the political landscape. President Trump won here by 20 percentage points in 2016, and many strategists see this mostly white, working-class district as a testing ground for the November midterms.
Polls are open in western Pennsylvania as voters settle a high profile special congressional race being watched for clues to the upcoming midterm elections. Republican Rick Saccone is trying to stave off an upset by Democrat Conor Lamb in a Pittsburgh-area district that backed President Donald Trump by 20 percentage points in 2016.
Voters in southwest Pennsylvania are heading to the polls Tuesday for a special election. Democrats, looking to take back the majority in Congress next year, are hoping a high-profile win in Pennsylvania's 18th District will give them a boost in the heart of Trump country.
A volunteer places campaign signs for Republican congressional candidate Rick Saccone outside the VFW Post 4793, March 5, 2018 in Waynesburg, Pa. Saccone is running in a tight race for the vacated seat of Congressman Tim Murphy against Conor Lamb.
President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally at Atlantic Aviation in Moon Township, Pa., March 10, 2018. Welcome back to the political season.