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Pennsylvania

femmocrat

(28,394 posts) Tue Jan 23, 2018, 01:42 PM Jan 2018

Vote for Austin Davis. This district is mostly in the Mon Valley. GOTV!

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Attention Allegheny County! House district 35 special election today! (Original Post) femmocrat Jan 2018 OP

Davis won DeminPennswoods Jan 2018 #1

Thanks for the great news! femmocrat Jan 2018 #2

Yet the story called Davis the "seeming" winner DeminPennswoods Jan 2018 #3

(15,286 posts)

1. Davis won

Wed Jan 24, 2018, 06:04 AM

Jan 2018

This is a pretty heavily Democratic district and Davis won to hold the seat, replacing Mark Gerghley who had to resign after taking bribes from video poker game operators, iirc. Sounds like the district will have much better, and younger (Davis is 28) representation.

http://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-local/2018/01/23/Democrat-Austin-Davis-wins-special-election-for-35th-State-House-District/stories/201801230213

(28,394 posts)

2. Thanks for the great news!

Wed Jan 24, 2018, 10:16 AM

Jan 2018

He won 3:1.

(I can't see the entire article because of AdBlocker.)

(15,286 posts)

3. Yet the story called Davis the "seeming" winner

Wed Jan 24, 2018, 11:21 AM

Jan 2018

then pointed out he lead 3:1 in votes.