Who's running for US Senate, new Congressional district in North Carolina? Candidate filing period ends
North Carolina candidates were required to submit their paperwork by noon ET Friday for the May 17 primary.
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North Carolina voters now have a better idea of who could represent them in U.S. Congress after Friday’s deadline passed for candidate filing.
Candidates were required to submit their paperwork by noon ET Friday for the May 17 primary.
A total of 13 candidates filed to run for North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District, which is the state’s newest. The district is comprised of southern Wake County, all of Johnston County and parts of Harnett and Wayne counties.
Among the candidates who filed to run for the 13th District:
"It's a very diverse field," said Meredith College political science professor David McLennan. "You've got everybody from a very young person to several experience people on the Democratic and the Republican side."
McLennan shared his thoughts about the GOP race, specifically mentioning Hines and Ellmers.
"The fact that (Hines) seems to have without the official endorsement, at least, some Trump support behind him, and I think that's why Renee Ellmers might be struggling if the Trump support ends up meaning anything," McLennan said.
McLennan also shared how he sees the Democratic field.
"Wiley Nickel has got some name recognition within the General Assembly," McLennan said. "There's nobody on either side that says to me, they're the front runner."
The highest profile race is for North Carolina’s U.S. Senate seat.
Other candidates who have filed to run:
McLennan said he was surprised about how many candidates filed last minute.
Last week, candidate filing resumed after it was suspended in December so courts could hear legal challenges to voting maps drawn and approved by the Republicans-controlled General Assembly in November.
"In 2020, we saw our largest voter voter turnout ever, and so to see a lot of candidates falling just puts a spotlight on how much interest there is in elections right now," Bell said.
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