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Republican narrowly leads in Ohio special election in what used to be a GOP stronghold

WASHINGTON - Republican candidate Troy Balderson narrowly led a closely watched special election Tuesday in an Ohio congressional district that his party has dominated for decades - a slim margin that did little to settle doubts about Republican chances in the midterm elections this fall.

Both parties eyed an undetermined number of provisional ballots that will not be fully counted for days and could determine the final result.

The takeaway for the rest of the country was clear, however: The district, Ohio's 12th, was drawn to be a GOP

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