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Conor Lamb Dem pickup PA nt (Original Post)
Jersey Devil
Nov 2018
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BlueStater
(7,596 posts)1. Hold.
He was the incumbent.
MissB
(15,805 posts)3. Isn't it a new district?
Jersey Devil
(9,874 posts)5. No - Lamb was not the incumbent - he held office in a different district
This is a new district and the incumbent is a Repub
NewJeffCT
(56,828 posts)2. Isn't that a hold?
or was it considered Red since the redistricting?
BumRushDaShow
(128,748 posts)6. New district
his previous district was a pickup and then was redrawn and will probably go to an (R).
Jersey Devil
(9,874 posts)4. It is a pickup, not a hold
It is a new district in which 2 incumbents, one a Dem and one a Repub, are running against each other. Lamb, the Dem, makes it a pickup by eliminating a Repub