Cook re-elected in new 50th District

By Mon Valley Independent

By TAYLOR BROWN

tbrown@yourmvi.com

State Rep. Bud Cook, R-West Pike Run Township, has won the first election in the newly created 50th District, according to unofficial results Tuesday night. Cook got 14,120 votes, compared to 7,466 for his Democratic opponent, Doug Mason of Waynesburg.

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