Brian4Liberty
06-07-2016, 07:47 PM
Incumbent-versus-incumbent showdown...
Renee Ellmers loses North Carolina GOP primary (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/06/07/renee-ellmers-loses-north-carolina-gop-primary/)
By Catherine Ho - June 7 at 8:50 PM
In this Thursday, May 19, 2016 photo, Rep. Renee Ellmers listens while facing off with Dr. Greg Brannon and Rep. George Holding during the 2nd Congressional District Republican primary debate at WRAL studio in Raleigh, N.C. (Travis Long/The News & Observer via AP, Pool)
Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-N.C.) lost her bid for reelection Tuesday, becoming the first GOP congressional incumbent to lose their seat in 2016.
Ellmers, who was elected in 2010 amid the tea party takeover of the House, lost in the Republican primary to Rep. George Holding (R-N.C.) in North Carolina’s 2nd Congressional District, which includes suburban and rural Raleigh.
Holding won with over 50 percent of the vote with 64 percent of precincts reporting, according to the Associated Press. Ellmers and Greg Brannon were duking it out for second and third place, with Ellmers slightly edging Brannon, 24.1 to 23.7 percent, when the race was called.
Brannon previously ran for Senate in 2014 — earning an endorsement from Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul — and lost to Sen. Thom Tillis (R). Brannon ran again this year, losing to Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) in the March Senate primary.
Holding previously represented the 13th Congressional District but chose to run in the 2nd district after court-mandated redistricting took effect earlier this year, prompting an incumbent-versus-incumbent showdown.
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More: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/06/07/renee-ellmers-loses-north-carolina-gop-primary/
Renee Ellmers loses North Carolina GOP primary (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/06/07/renee-ellmers-loses-north-carolina-gop-primary/)
By Catherine Ho - June 7 at 8:50 PM
In this Thursday, May 19, 2016 photo, Rep. Renee Ellmers listens while facing off with Dr. Greg Brannon and Rep. George Holding during the 2nd Congressional District Republican primary debate at WRAL studio in Raleigh, N.C. (Travis Long/The News & Observer via AP, Pool)
Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-N.C.) lost her bid for reelection Tuesday, becoming the first GOP congressional incumbent to lose their seat in 2016.
Ellmers, who was elected in 2010 amid the tea party takeover of the House, lost in the Republican primary to Rep. George Holding (R-N.C.) in North Carolina’s 2nd Congressional District, which includes suburban and rural Raleigh.
Holding won with over 50 percent of the vote with 64 percent of precincts reporting, according to the Associated Press. Ellmers and Greg Brannon were duking it out for second and third place, with Ellmers slightly edging Brannon, 24.1 to 23.7 percent, when the race was called.
Brannon previously ran for Senate in 2014 — earning an endorsement from Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul — and lost to Sen. Thom Tillis (R). Brannon ran again this year, losing to Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) in the March Senate primary.
Holding previously represented the 13th Congressional District but chose to run in the 2nd district after court-mandated redistricting took effect earlier this year, prompting an incumbent-versus-incumbent showdown.
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More: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/06/07/renee-ellmers-loses-north-carolina-gop-primary/