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Dan Bishop, Republican candidate in the special election for North Carolina's 9th Congressional District, greets campaign volunteers outside a polling station in Indian Trail, North Carolina, U.S., September 10, 2019. Photo by Jonathan Drake/Reuters

Politics Sep 11

GOP holds North Carolina House seat but shows frailty in suburbs

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

A voter (left) reacts to campaign volunteers as she arrives to vote in a special election for North Carolina's 9th Congressional District at a polling station in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S., September 10, 2019. Photo by Jonathan Drake/Reuters

LIVE RESULTS: North Carolina’s special election

The special election is being held after results from last November were thrown on suspicions of ballot fraud.

By Gretchen Frazee

U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Republican nominee Dan Bishop during a campaign rally in Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S., September 9, 2019. Photo by Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

North Carolina special election tests Trump and GOP’s 2020 prospects

The special elections could shed light on Republicans' prospects for holding onto votes in the suburbs in 2020.

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

A bathroom sign welcomes both genders at the Cacao Cinnamon coffee shop in Durham, North Carolina May 3, 2016. The shop installed the signs after North Carolina's "bathroom law" gained national attention, positioning the state at the center of a debate over equality, privacy and religious freedom. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake - RTX2CPEL

North Carolina ‘bathroom bill’ sponsor wins GOP redo of tainted election

State Sen. Dan Bishop topped nine other Republican candidates seeking the 9th Congressional District nomination on Tuesday, winning almost half of the ballots cast.

By Emery P. Dalesio, Associated Press

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