With North Carolina Rep. Mark Meadows (R-Skyland/Buncombe County) now officially out of the House in order to assume his new duties as White House Chief of Staff, the next political question to be decided is whether there will be a special election to replace the now former Congressman for the balance of the current term.
Gov. Roy Cooper (D) just yesterday announced a 30-day stay at home order as a COVID-19 virus precaution, and now will have to decide if and when another special congressional election will be scheduled. The state already hosted two such congressional specials in 2019. The 11th District situation becomes complicated because the Republicans are currently in a runoff election between former Haywood County GOP chair Lynda Bennett and real estate investment company owner Madison Cawthorn that has already been postponed from May 12th to June 23rd. Democrats nominated retired Air Force officer Moe Davis for the regular election in the March 3rd primary. Gov. Cooper could create a new election calendar for the 11th District special election, which would mean a new candidate filing period, hold a stand-alone election on a separate primary date, and determine whether to make the special general concurrent with the regular November 3rd election. Or, he could let the seat remain vacant for the rest of this year. If he chooses the latter course, this would be the second North Carolina seat this term to remain vacant for the better part of a year. The 9th District, because of the 2018 general election ending without a certified winner, wasn’t filled until September of last year. Comments are closed.
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