GOP nominees won both special congressional elections last night, as state Rep. Greg Murphy (R-Greenville) and state Sen. Dan Bishop (R-Charlotte) each overcame their Democratic opposition.
Mr. Murphy, as expected, easily won the 3rd District seat, 62-37%, and will succeed the late Congressman Walter Jones, Jr. (R-Farmville). He defeated former Greenville Mayor Allen Thomas (D) in taking 16 of the district’s 17 counties. The 9th District was a battleground that saw more than $10 million expended by both sides. Sen. Bishop scored a hard fought 50.7 – 48.7% victory over Democratic businessman Dan McCready even though the Republican nominee was outspent. In addition to spending over $5 million from his campaign committee for the special election, Mr. McCready had raised and spent over $6 million for the 2018 general election in a campaign that ended with a disputed result. For his part, Sen. Bishop raised and spent just over $2 million but was aided by the majority of outside spending. Because of voter fraud allegations in Bladen County during the 2018 contest, the North Carolina Board of Elections refused to certify the results; hence, the need for this special election. For the first time in this Congress, all 435 seats are filled, though that will only last until later this month when Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI) resigns due to family issues. Comments are closed.
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