Follow the results of Pennsylvania House special election live, as Conor Lamb tries to pull a special election upset in a district that Trump carried by 20 points.
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Dave Wasserman highlights percentage that Lamb needs to hit in each part of the district:
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ICYMI: Here's what I'd estimate Conor Lamb (D) needs in each #PA18 county to win tonight:
Allegheny: 58%
Greene: 41%
Washington: 47%
Westmoreland: 43%— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) March 14, 2018
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Update: 8:30 PM With 1 precinct in Lamb leads Saccone 52.5% to 47%.
Update: Conor Lamb is leading in deep red Greene County:
First 2 precincts in Greene Co. give Lamb (D) a 212-196 lead. Clinton (D) didn't come close to winning a single precinct there in 2016. Good news for Lamb. #PA18
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) March 14, 2018
Lamb is picking up Republican votes:
The disparity of the straight party votes vs. the candidate votes in Greene county is interesting, we'll see if it holds up through the night https://t.co/6bD7fOdfmq pic.twitter.com/d0PcVT5Rio
— Michael McDonald (@ElectProject) March 14, 2018
With 3% of the vote in Lamb leads Saccone 60%-39%
With 6% of the vote in, Lamb leads 61%-39%.
Update: 9:00 PM ET: With 16% of the vote in, Lamb leads Saccone 57.9% to 41%.6%.
Update: 9:19 PM ET: With 50% of the vote in, Lamb leads 52%-47%.
Update: 9:25 PM ET: With 58% of the vote in Lamb leads 52%-47%.
Update: 9:34 PM ET: With 62% of the vote in Lamb Leads 52%-47%.
Update: 9:36 PM ET: With 70% of the vote in Lamb leads Saccone 51%-48%.
Update: 9:44 PM ET: With 78% of the vote in Lamb leads Saccone 51%-48%.
Update: 9:46 PM ET: With 87% of the vote in Lamb leads Saccone 50%-49%.
Update: 9:56 PM ET: With 94% of the vote in Lamb leads Saccone 49.9% to 49.5.
Update: 10:06 PM: With 96% of the vote in Lamb leads Saccone 50%-49.4%.
Update: 10:13 PM ET: With 96% of the vote in Lamb leads Saccone 49.9% to 49.5%
Conor Lamb ends the night leading by 847 votes with more absentee vote to be counted tomorrow morning.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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