By: Kate Giammarise and Ed Blazina
Incumbent state legislators appeared to be ahead in a number of local state House and state Senate races, as of late Tuesday evening, according to unofficial results.
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Senate District 43
Jay Costa, the state Senate’s Democratic leader, appeared to have a substantial lead over challenger and first-time candidate Bill Brittain in the Democratic primary for Senate District 43, according to unofficial results Tuesday.