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Judge Won't Intervene In Disputed NC Congressional Race

Attorney David B. Freeman, who represents Mark E. Harris, makes an argument before Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Paul C. Ridgeway during a hearing on Mark E. Harris v. NC State Board of Elections on Tues., Jan. 22, 2019 in Raleigh, N.C.
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Attorney David B. Freeman, who represents Mark E. Harris, makes an argument before Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Paul C. Ridgeway during a hearing on Mark E. Harris v. NC State Board of Elections on Tues., Jan. 22, 2019 in Raleigh, N.C.

A judge in Raleigh says he won't step in and declare victory for the Republican in the country's last undecided congressional race amid an investigation into whether his lead was boosted by illegal vote-collection tactics.

Judge Paul Ridgeway says the state Board of Elections investigation should continue.

Republican Mark Harris leads Democrat Dan McCready by 905 votes. A Harris campaign operative has been accused of improper vote gathering activities.

The state elections board was disbanded by an unrelated court order last month, and a new one takes over in nine days.

Harris's attorneys argued the judge should step in because the district's residents urgently need a representative in Washington, D.C.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.
 

Rusty Jacobs is WUNC's Voting and Election Integrity Reporter.
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