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Voters in two state House Districts east of Pittsburgh will either confirm or reject the incumbents largely chosen for them by party leaders a year ago. And in one of those races, the outcome will be an early test of whether the region’s top progressive leaders have coattails.
Gene J. Puskar
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AP / Courtesy campaign
Gene J. Puskar, Marc Levy
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Matt Smith
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For Spotlight PA
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