Source: WRAL, 2/26/19

Three well-known Republicans are staying out of a North Carolina congressional race that had to be re-run because suspicions of ballot fraud tainted the first try, leaving lesser-known candidates to try to maintain the GOP's 50-year hold on the seat. Mark Harris, the apparent winner of the 9th Congressional District race before ballot fraud allegations surfaced, said Tuesday he will not run in the new election the state elections board unanimously ordered last week after an evidentiary hearing. Harris, who was hospitalized last month by a blood infection that led to two strokes, said he needs surgery next month.

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