Source: Tim Buckland, WILMINGTON STAR-NEWS, 5/25/18

In a repeat of two years ago, N.C. Sen. Michael Lee’s re-election attempt -- this time against former Wilmington mayor Harper Peterson -- is shaping up to be the region’s most expensive contest for the N.C. General Assembly, not counting the lopsided amounts raised by N.C. Sen. Bill Rabon, R-Brunswick, and his challengers.

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