Article: GOP grabs big early lead; Exit poll: Shellenberger, Shaub on top; Clymer, Henderson in tight race for 3rd county seat; Strong voter turnout for hot Manheim Township race. But rest of county is mixed.

Republicans Dick Shellenberger and Pete Shaub grabbed a comfortable lead in the six-way race for Lancaster County commissioner this morning, a New Era exit poll found.

But for the third seat, the Constitution Party's James N. Clymer showed surprising strength and was running even with Democrat Molly Henderson, the poll showed.

Given the large Republican voter registration edge here, the support for Shaub, the only incumbent, and Shellenberger is not surprising.

But the number of voters who turned out for Clymer early this morning sets the stage for an unprecedented show of support - perhaps even an upset victory - for a third-party candidate.

The third seat on the county's board of ...

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