Source: Jim Morrill, NEWS & OBSERVER, 12/31/18


Outgoing U.S. Rep. Robert Pittenger said Monday he won’t run if there’s a new Republican primary in the 9th Congressional District, a move that would open the door to other candidates. The three-term congressman lost to Mark Harris in May’s Republican primary. Harris went on to defeat Democrat Dan McCready in November — but fraud allegations, mostly involving absentee ballot irregularities in Bladen and Robeson counties, have thrown the outcome into doubt.

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