The Daily Reflector Ballance claims Clayton seat A Democratic heir apparent and an incumbent Republican were handily winning their bids to represent Pitt and surrounding counties in the U.S. Congress. Incomplete totals at The Daily Reflector's deadline on Tuesday showed that U.S. Rep. Walter B. Jones Jr., a Farmville Republican, was trouncing a Libertarian challenger from Cary, Gary Goodson, to win his fifth term to the 3rd District seat. Frank Ballance, a Democratic state senator from Warrenton, soundly defeated Republican Greg Dority and Libertarian Mike Ruff to succeed U.S. Rep. Eva Clayton in the 1st District congressional race. Dority is...
