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Rep. Robert Pittenger conceded the Republican nomination in North Carolina's 9th District to opponent Mark Harris on Tuesday night, becoming the first congressman defeated in a primary in 2018.
Harris, a pastor who also ran in the 2016 primary, had 48.5 percent of the vote to Pittenger's 46.2 percent with 99.5 percent of precincts reporting.
Ive called Mark Harris and Ive conceded the race, Pittenger said, after thanking his family and supporters. I wish him the best.
Pittenger, who was first elected in 2012, nearly lost to Harris in 2016, squeaking by with a 134-vote margin. At the time, Pittenger was under federal investigation for allegedly transferring money to his 2012 campaign from his real estate company which Harris hammered the congressman for in 2016.
In 2018, Harris attacked Pittenger as part of the "Washington swamp." The challenger blasted Pittenger's vote for the omnibus spending bill in March, which we hung around his neck because he voted to fund sanctuary cities and it gave no money for the presidents wall, said Andy Yates, a spokesman for the Harris campaign.
People saw that Pittengers votes didnt match his rhetoric, Yates said. This is a continuation of the populist wave that swept Trump into the White House.
But winning the primary is only step one for Harris. Veteran and businessman Dan McCready won the Democratic nomination and is expected to wage a competitive general election campaign.
McCready starts the race with a significant financial edge over Harris, with more than $1 million in cash on hand, compared to Harriss $89,000 in the bank.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/08/north-carolina-primary-results-576757
msongs
(67,199 posts)catbyte
(34,175 posts)Pittenger wasn't despicable enough for The Good Reverend--or the Republicans in SC. I'm assuming, then, that he also supports Sessions' plan to tear families apart. WTF kind of church must that be?!?
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BlueDog22
(366 posts)Dan McCready is the Democrat opposing Mark Harris. Dan MCready is the best chance we have to winning a seat here in North Carolina. He can take that district. That district leans right, but isn't solid one way or another.