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Beacon Hill pols mostly due for free rides in November, data shows

Beacon Hill pols mostly due for free rides in November, data shows

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BOSTON — More than two-thirds of the 188 state lawmakers seeking re-election in the fall are on track to return to Beacon Hill without a challenge in a legislative election cycle marked by a lack of competition. With 22 uncontested races in the 40-member Senate and 105 in the 160-member House, more than half of each body is already set to return for another two years, according to a News Service review of candidates who will be on the ballot for the 2016 elections.

BOSTON — More than two-thirds of the 188 state lawmakers seeking re-election in the fall are on track to return to Beacon Hill without a challenge in a legislative election cycle marked by a lack of competition. With 22 uncontested races in the 40-member Senate and 105 in the 160-member House, more than half of each body is already set to return for another two years, according to a News Service review of candidates who will be on the ballot for the 2016 elections.…