Politics
THE NEWS & OBSERVER: In Durham-area congressional race, field of candidates could drive primary to a runoff
In a solidly blue congressional district that includes Durham and Chapel Hill, whoever wins North Carolina’s 4th District primary will have an easy path to winning the general election. But with incumbent Rep. David Price retiring, the crowded field to replace him could mean not just one primary, but two.
WFAE: Dowless, key figure in NC absentee ballot fraud probe, dies
Leslie McCrae Dowless Jr., the key player in a North Carolina absentee ballot fraud probe that led to a do-over congressional election, has died. His daughter, Andrea Dowless Heverly, wrote that her father "passed away peacefully" Sunday morning, according to a social media post. He had been diagnosed with an advanced form of lung cancer and died at his daughter's home in Bladen County, his friend Jay DeLancy told The Associated Press in a brief interview.
THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER: Three still competing, one ending campaign in Mecklenburg's most crowded NC House race
The eastern corner of Mecklenburg County may be cooking up one of the most competitive primaries in the region. The open race in the eastern corner of Mecklenburg County brought out two familiar faces — former state Reps. Tricia Cotham and Rodney Moore — as well as two new ones — Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools employee Yolanda Holmes and carpenter Johnell “Jay” Holman.