Pennsylvania underlines GOP struggle to hold Trump coalition
By Reid Wilson - 03/14/18 09:26 AM EDT
The tight-as-a-tick race to replace disgraced former Rep. Tim Murphy (R) in a suburban and exurban Pittsburgh district Tuesday is jolting already nervous Republicans who worry their majorities may be wiped out in a wave election this fall.
With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Democrat Conor Lamb, who has declared victory, leads Republican state Rep. Rick Saccone by two-tenths of a percentage point, a little more than 600 votes. Several thousand absentee votes from across the district remain to be counted, though they are not likely to change the outcome.
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