New election date set in North Carolina's 9th District following fraud investigation
Voters in North Carolina's 9th Congressional District now know when they will head to the polls, again.
The State Board of Elections met Monday and voted to set the dates for new general and primary elections in the district, after the results of November's midterms were tossed out last month. Those results were deemed tainted by the board after a months-long investigation into election fraud in the district.
The State Board voted to first hold a primary election on May 14. After that, Sept. 10 will either be the date of the runoff primary election, if it's necessary - or the general election. If a runoff primary is needed, the general election will be held Nov. 5.
Democrat Dan McCready, who trailed Harris by about 900 votes (0.3%) in the unofficial original tally, has been fundraising in preparation for the race since retracting his concession in early December.
Republican Mark Harris, who led in the unofficial results of the first election, has already announced that he will not run again for the seat.
At: https://www.npr.org/2019/03/04/699985857/new-election-schedule-set-in-north-carolinas-9th-district
Democrat Dan McCready and his 2018 GOP opponent, Mark Harris.
McCready, who lost in November by 0.3%, will try again this year for North Carolina's 9th District seat.
He faces as-yet undefined GOP opposition, as fraud scandal-ridden Mark Harris has declined to run.
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