Dems flip two GOP-held seats in special elections
By Reid Wilson - 02/27/18 08:41 PM EST
Democratic candidates on Tuesday won two special elections for state legislative seats in the Northeast, another indication for the party that a blue wave is forming ahead of November's midterm elections.
In New Hampshire, Laconia voters elected substance abuse counselor Philip Spagnuolo (D) over Republican Les Cartier, a former state employee, in a district President Trump carried by a 13-point margin in 2016.
The district opened up when the incumbent, state Rep. Donald Flanders (R), died in September.
In Connecticut, Democrat Philip Young defeated Republican Bill Cabral to win a Stratford-based district that has been in Republican hands for decades -- even though Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton carried a narrow plurality there in 2016.
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