NC House Race

Cindy Hinkle reaches for a stack of ballots as election workers prepare to mail out absentee ballot requests at the Wake County Board of Elections office in Raleigh on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022.

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NC lawmaker in close primary files protest claiming voting issues

Colin Campbell

The latest vote tally for a state House race in the Roanoke Rapids area shows that Rep. Michael Wray is behind challenger Rodney Pierce by just 36 votes.

File photo of Rep. Mark Walker, R-N.C. speaking during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 18, 2019.

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McDowell now uncontested in North Carolina House race after ex-Rep. Walker declines runoff

Associated Press

Ex-U.S. Rep. Mark Walker's decision Wednesday means first-time candidate Addison McDowell wins the Republican nomination for the 6th District, and he faces no Democratic opposition in the fall.

A large room with a square spiraled ceiling and red carpet flooring. There are more than 100 people in this room, some sitting in chairs on the red carpet and some standing on the next level, one that overlooks the area with the red carpeting

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N.C. House Races Heat Up in Key Counties

Stacia Brown

With less than a week till the end of voting, residents in key North Carolina counties are heading to the polls to determine who will take control of the…