CONWAY — Selectmen on Tuesday gave Conway's seven state representative candidates three minutes to make their case for election.
There are three open seats in District 1, which will serve only Conway. The names if three Democrats and four Republicans appear on primary ballots. The election is next Tuesday, Sept. 13.
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