Republican candidate concedes to Democrat in close House election in Pennsylvania
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- Rick Saccone, the Republican candidate for Pennsylvania's open House seat, conceded to Democratic candidate Conor Lamb.
- Trump won the district by almost 20 points during the 2016 presidential election.
- Lamb led Saccone by a fraction of a percentage point in the race.
The Republican candidate in a close U.S. House of Representatives special election on March 13 in Pennsylvania conceded to his Democratic opponent on Wednesday, cementing a Democratic upset in a long-time Republican area that President Donald Trump handily won in 2016.
In an ominous sign for Trump's Republicans eight months before national midterm elections, moderate Democrat Conor Lamb led conservative Rick Saccone by a fraction of a percentage point in the race for the southwestern Pennsylvania seat.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: In 50 years we'll have 'robot angels' and will be able to merge our brains with AI, according to technology expertsSee Also:
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