NC GOP candidate: ‘I would wholeheartedly support’ new election if fraud is found

Published December 7, 2018 7:49pm ET



Republican Mark Harris announced Friday that he would support a new election for North Carolina’s 9th congressional district if it is determined that election fraud swung the race in his favor.

Harris announced in a web video that he would back a potential new race amid rising evidence of fraud in the contest, in which he leads Democratic rival Dan McCready by 905 votes. Questions surround an independent contractor that worked on Harris’ campaign as the state’s board of elections investigates absentee ballot irregularities.

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