Hopefully, Vernon Robinson (the third-place finisher) will endorse Scott Keadle and put him over the top and defeat Richard Hudson, the former Congressional aide who has establishment support.
The news in North Carolina is mixed.
District 3: Anti-WOT incumbent Walter Jones easily won renomination.
District 7: State Senator David Rouzer narrowly won the primary, will face Mike McIntyre, a Blue Dog.
District 9: In a surprise, ex-state Senator Robert Pittenger finished first place and faces a runoff against Mecklenberg County Commissioner Jim Pendergraph. Pendergraph is a law-and-order ex-Sheriff, while I know little about Pittenger.
District 11: Conservative favorite Mark Meadows finished first place, but fell just short of avoiding a runoff. He’ll face Vance Patterson.
District 13: A dissapointment. Ex-U.S. Attorney George Holding will be the nominee to succeed retiring Democrat Brad Miller. Holding is OK, but nothing great.
excellent doodling.
I was hoping for Pantano in district 7 to reward him for having the guts to run for the seat before it became a cinch for a Republican.
District 8, I hope Keadle wins.
Too bad Bill Randall didn’t win district 13, in fact he placed 3rd of 3.
In other news LT Gov Walter Dalton beat Bob Ethredige in the rat gubernatorial primary.
Lots of GOP runoffs for statewide offices. Just winning Governor isn’t enough, we only have 2 of those offices now. This must be Elaine Marshall’s 10th term as SOS.
I hadn’t noticed before but no Republican ran for AG. Why is AG always the hardest office to win? Must be the trial lawyers money behind the democrats.
Pittenger spent far more than any other candidate, mostly his money. My impression of him was positive in limited interaction. In his original race for NC Senate he categorically opposed the lottery (a scam) and holding a referendum on the lottery (another scam) - all to the good in my book.
Pendergraph has his fans, including Myrick & Bill James, who served with him on co commission, but it seems to me the biggest difference between the two is tone, and the district should end up with a fairly competent rep either way.