Democrats appear to have successfully boosted conservative candidates who were defeated in key races on Tuesday.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro previously defended his decision to run ads apparently aimed at boosting Republican Doug Mastriano during the GOP primary race.
Shapiro's ad called Mastriano"one of Donald Trump's strongest supporters" and the Democrat spent $840,000 on ads drawing attention to his Republican rival.While Mastriano triumphed in the primary and enjoyed Trump's backing, Shapiro ultimately won the race for governor on Tuesday. With 87 percent of votes in, the Democrat had won 55.4 percent to the Republican's 42.8 percent.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee spent $435,000 on ads promoting Gibbs during the primary, saying he was"handpicked by Trump to run forThe Republican was defeated on Tuesday by Democratic candidate Hillary Scholten. She led with 52.6 percent to Gibbs' 44.1 percent with 82 percent of votes counted.
Democratic groups also funded a number of other Republican primary candidates who did not win their respective nominations and while some critics considered the approach to be high risk, it appears to have paid off in at least four races.
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