Democrat Dan McCready to Run Again in Redo of North Carolina Race Tainted by Fraud
The state board of elections unanimously called for a new election after a hearing on improper conduct with mail-in ballots.
Dan McCready, the Democratic candidate for North Carolina’s 9th congressional district, told supporters Friday that he will run again in the district’s newly called election after the original vote was nullified over fraud allegations.
NEW: Democrat Dan McCready announces he is running for Congress again in NC-09 special election.
— ABC News (@ABC) February 22, 2019
The North Carolina State Board of Elections voted unanimously yesterday to hold a new election amid an election fraud scandal. https://t.co/MEfevvPwTk pic.twitter.com/6XtyhQ1RRB
McCready trailed Republican candidate Mark Harris by 905 votes in the initial tally but a new election was called this week by the state’s board of elections. The board held a four-day hearing to investigate allegations of improper collection and completion of absentee ballots by an operative working on behalf of Harris’ campaign. Prior to the board’s unanimous decision, Harris himself announced that he supported a new election.
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