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| Clay Aiken |
It looks as though former American Idol runner up Clay Aiken will be the Democratic candidate for North Carolina's 2nd House District this fall.
Via USA Today:
The final vote tally by the North Carolina State Board of Elections shows the American Idol runner-up with 11,678 votes to 11,288 for former state Commerce secretary Keith Crisco, who died Monday.
That's a slight increase for Aiken from last week's primary, but more important: The 1.37% margin of difference between the candidates would mean no recount in the nail-biter of a race.
Aiken has suspended campaign activities out of respect for Crisco and his family.
It's a steep climb ahead for Aiken though. His opponent GOP Rep. Renee Ellmers, won reelection in 2012 with 58% of the vote in the very conservative district.
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