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Democrat John Fetterman wins US Senate race in Pennsylvania

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By MARC LEVY
Associated Press

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democrat John Fetterman has won Pennsylvania’s pivotal race for U.S. Senate. The lieutenant governor overcame a stroke to defeat Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz and flip a Republican-held seat. It gives Democrats hope of retaining control of the closely divided chamber. Fetterman and Oz both ran a bare-knuckled campaign. Fetterman sought to harness outrage over the Supreme Court’s abortion decision and promised to vote to abolish the filibuster. He also mercilessly trolled Oz on a social media as an out-of-touch carpetbagger.

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