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The race for Lancaster County’s 41st House District, Bartolotta continues to spend big on TV, and a new dark money group emerges. I'm Capitol reporter Stephen Caruso.

This is Access Harrisburg.

Race Spotlight

Brad Chambers stands outside a home with an umbrella

(Stephen Caruso / Spotlight PA)

OF THE 140 CONTESTED STATE HOUSE RACES ON THE BALLOT THIS NOVEMBER, JUST TWO DOZEN ARE CONSIDERED COMPETITIVE.

While ink could be spilled on all of them, today I’m focusing on the 41st in Lancaster County. It overlaps with the state Senate district that Democrat James Malone won in an upset special election last year.

Much has been made of that victory and What It All Means™ for Democrats as they try to turn President Donald Trump’s unpopularity into gains in historically Republican areas. Let’s take a closer look:

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