Headline Roundup • September 11th, 2019
Republican Dan Bishop Wins Special Election in North Carolina
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Republicans scored an important victory in North Carolina Tuesday as President Trump helped them hang on to a GOP congressional seat in a closely- watched special election.
Conservative Republican Dan Bishop won the race for an open congressional seat defeating Democratic candidate Dan McCready.
Bishop is a state senator and he tied himself tightly to President Trump who staged an election eve rally for him Monday night.
"Tonight the voters of North Carolina sent a message that shouldn't just be heard within the confines of the ninth district. It should...
Vox
Dan Bishop’s narrow win suggests that Republicans need to dial up their efforts to keep the suburbs in 2020.
Dan Bishop, a North Carolina Republican known for writing the state’s controversial “bathroom bill,” narrowly beat out Democrat Dan McCready to win a House seat in the state’s Ninth Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ.
His victory comes in the wake of a massive scandal that plagued the district’s election last fall, and suggests that Republicans still have a lot to worry about in 2020.
North Carolina’s Ninth is, after...
Reuters
Republican Dan Bishop won a special U.S. congressional election in North Carolina on Tuesday, turning back a vigorous Democratic challenge to save a longtime stronghold for President Donald Trump’s party.
With 99% of precincts reporting, Bishop, a 55-year-old state senator for whom Trump campaigned, led Democrat Dan McCready, a 36-year-old veteran of the Marines, 50.81% to 48.59%, the state board of elections said.
North Carolina’s 9th congressional district, a suburban-rural area in the southeastern part of the state, has been represented by Republicans in Congress since the 1960s and voted...
