George Holding Crushes Renee Ellmers In Battle of Congressional Incumbents Print
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By Donna Martinez   
Wednesday, 08 June 2016 13:25
RALEIGH — Incumbent Rep. Renee Ellmers of the 2nd Congressional District was trounced by 13th District U.S. Rep. George Holding in a primary election made necessary after the courts earlier this year ordered North Carolina's congressional districts redrawn.
 
The congressional primary was mandated after a three-judge federal court panel ruled in February the districts drawn in 2011 by the General Assembly violated the federal Voting Rights Act. Lawmakers drew new maps in a special legislative session, and last Thursday, the court upheld the districts.
 
Businessman Ted Budd came up on top in a 17-person primary which included General Assembly members Sen. Andrew Brock and Reps. Julia Howard, John Blust, and Harry Warren. Budd received 20 percent of the vote. 
 
Incumbent Alma Adams, who until recently lived in Guilford County, easily won a seven-way Democratic primary in the 12th District, which was was shifted entirely into Mecklenburg County.
 
There were no primaries in the 1st or 7th Congressional Districts, and in several districts, candidates for one party ran unopposed. These candidates won primaries on Tuesday and will appear on the Nov. 8 general election ballot:
 
N.C. Supreme Court 
Bob Edmunds (I); Mike Morgan
 
U.S. House of Representatives
 
2nd District
Republican George Holding (13th District incumbent); Democrat John McNeil
 
3rd District
Republican Walter Jones (I); Democrat Ernest Reeves
 
4th District
Republican Sue Googe
 
5th District
Republican Virginia Foxx (I); Democrat Josh Brannon
 
6th District
Republican Mark Walker (I)
 
8th District
Republican Richard Hudson (i)
 
9th District
Republican Robert Pittenger (I) led Mark Harris by 0.5 percent before provisional ballots had been counted and results certified
 
10th District
Republican Patrick McHenry (I)
 
11th District
Democrat Rick Bryson led Tom Hill by 0.5 percent before provisional ballots had been counted and results verified
 
12th District
Democrat Alma Adams (I); Republican Leon Threatt
 
13th District
Republican Ted Budd; Democrat Bruce David led Bob Isner by 0.6 percent before provisional ballots had been counted and results verified
Last Updated on Wednesday, 08 June 2016 13:31