Mark Harris Coverage

NC pastor Mark Harris, known for 2018 election scandal, is running for Congress again

Harris is running to fill the seat being vacated by Republican U.S. Rep. Dan Bishop, who is leaving Congress to run for state attorney general.

Will Doran, WRAL state government reporter

John Harris, who testified in 9th District ballot fraud case, plans run for NC House

Harris, a Republican, will run in Wake County.

Travis Fain, WRAL statehouse reporter

No criminal charges for candidate in 9th District absentee ballot mess

Mark Harris, the congressional candidate whose Bladen County operative sparked multiple criminal investigations and a do-over election last year in North Carolina's 9th Congressional District, won't face criminal charges over the debacle, Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman announced Wednesday.

Travis Fain, WRAL statehouse reporter

9th District election fraud now part of federal criminal probe

Federal investigators earlier this month demanded documents in the 9th Congressional District investigation, the first signal of a formal U.S. Department of Justice criminal probe into alleged election fraud in North Carolina.

Tyler Dukes, WRAL investigative reporter, & Travis Fain, WRAL statehouse reporter

D.G. MARTIN: If not for 321 votes, you might not be reading this column

Friday, March 8, 2019 -- In the beginning, before email, my wife and I would address and stamp each envelope, stuff the column copies, and get them in the mail so they would arrive at the papers by Monday morning. Maybe all that hassle explains why there were so few statewide columns back then.

Fifth person arrested in absentee ballot fraud case

Four people have been arrested this week in connection to voting irregularities in Bladen County.

3 arrested on obstruction of justice charges in 9th District probe

Three people have been arrested in connection to the irregularities in the 2018 9th Congressional District election. They were charged with conspiracy to commit felonious obstruction of justice and possession of an absentee ballot.

Candidate filing opens for 9th District seat

Filing opens Monday in the 9th Congressional District race.

Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor

Shooting range owner taking aim at 9th District seat

When Republican Mark Harris bowed out of the new election state officials ordered in the 9th Congressional District, he also offered his own idea on who should represent the district in the U.S. House.

Bryan Mims, WRAL reporter

'Boss Hogg' costume was a joke, but Stony Rushing is serious about running in 9th District

Relatively unknown outside of Union County, Stony Rushing has become an overnight sensation in the 9th Congressional District story that has gained national attention, especially with photos of him dressed as Boss Hogg spreading on social media.

Dowless' work for state lawmaker may have skewed results in 2016 primary

State Sen. Todd Johnson, R-Union, says he didn't notice that he'd won 98 percent of the mail-in votes in Bladen County in the 2016 primary for the 9th Congressional District after hiring McCrae Dowless, the political operative indicted Wednesday on election-related felony charges.

Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau chief

GOP predicts dozen candidates in 9th District race

Citing ill health, Republican Mark Harris said Tuesday that he won't run in a new election for the 9th Congressional District seat.

Mark Harris not running in new 9th District election

Citing ill health, Republican Mark Harris said Tuesday that he won't run in a new election for the 9th Congressional District seat.

Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor, & Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau chief

Former Gov. Pat McCrory says he won't seek 9th District seat

On Monday, former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory announced that he could run for governor or the U.S. Senate in coming months but ruled out a bid for the District 9 seat.

DRAUGHON DRAWS: Identifying real election fraud?

Monday, Feb. 25, 2019 -- Capitol Broadcasting's editorial cartoonist.

Six unanswered questions in 9th Congressional District investigation

After four and a half days of testimony and hundreds of exhibits, questions remain in the 9th Congressional District investigation. Among them: Who knew what when? And how deep did it go?

Travis Fain, WRAL statehouse reporter

9th District hearing: 4 days in 8 minutes

The North Carolina Board of Elections held a four-day hearing on irregularities and alleged crimes in the 9th Congressional District election. Here it is in eight minutes.

ALAN BLINDER & MICHAEL WINES: GOP cries against voter fraud go mostly quiet after scheme tied to party

Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019 -- Republicans have railed against the threat of voter fraud. Some have made unproven claims about how rampant it has become to pass voter ID laws and open sweeping investigations to protect sanctity of the vote at all costs. But when a hard-fought 9th Congressional District election was overturned because of election fraud by a Republican operative, the party was measured, and largely muted, in its response.

Filling 9th District seat will take a while

Candidate filing, federal requirements for military and overseas voters and early voting for primaries, possible runoffs and a general election all add up to the 9th Congressional District seat will remain vacant for some time.

Dan McCready quickly back on campaign trail in 9th District

Democrat Dan McCready wasted no time restarting his campaign after a new election was ordered in the 9th Congressional District.

GoFundMe page seeks defense fund for 9th District operative

An online fundraising page, purportedly launched by McCrae Dowless, the political operative at the center of ballot fraud allegations in the 9th Congressional District, says Dowless is the victim of a "political witch hunt" and has some harsh words for the son of Republican candidate Mark Harris.

Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau chief

Dan McCready jumps back into 9th District race

Democrat Dan McCready wasted no time restarting his campaign after a new election was ordered in the 9th Congressional District.

Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor, & Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau chief

Democrat discusses new 9th District election

Democrat Dan McCready discusses the new election in the 9th Congressional District.

Editorial: New 9th District election must prompt other much-needed reforms

Friday, Feb. 22, 2019 -- We're thankful for the persistence of the State Board of Elections staff - particularly amid the political manipulating by state legislative leaders that embroiled the agency in litigation - for its focus on its duty looking into allegations of election and ballot irregularities in the 9th Congressional District. This ordeal must open state lawmakers' eyes and prompt recognition that the hyper partisanship of today is a destructive force in a democracy. There are remedies that need to be taken seriously and acted upon.

Mark Harris lawyer: It was time to listen

David Freedman, Mark Harris lawyer, says the Republican congressional candidate could no longer fight mounting evidence that a campaign worker committed ballot fraud in the 9th District election.