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Southwest Washington Democrats want to flip the 17th and 18th state House districts this election. Republican-aligned PACs are spending big to try and make sure that doesn’t happen.
Each district has two seats on the Nov. 3 ballot. The Democratic candidates — Ben Christly, Diana Perez, Randi Knott and Deken Letinich — are among the state’s most heavily targeted candidates, according to the Washington State Public Disclosure Commission, which tracks money in politics.
The spending comes as Democratic leaders in the state eye the 17th and 18th legislative districts as potential pickups that could give their party a supermajority in the state legislature. The 17th District covers east Vancouver and runs through Skamania County and parts of Klickitat County along the Columbia River Gorge. The 18th District spans northern Clark County, including Battle Ground…