Source: Matthew Burns, WRAL, 3/8/19

Twenty-six candidates are competing to fill the 3rd Congressional District seat left vacant when longtime Republican Congressman Walter Jones died last month. The timeline for the special election calls for primaries to be held on April 30 and runoffs on July 9. The general election is set for Sept. 10, but if no runoff is needed, the general election would be on July 9.

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