Two Republicans running for Mark Meadows House seat

Published December 20, 2019 7:47pm ET



Two Republicans announced their intention to run in the district currently represented by retiring North Carolina Republican Rep. Mark Meadows, hours after the confidante of President Trump announced he would not seek reelection.

According to the Asheville Citizen-Times, hours before the filing deadline in the western North Carolina congressional district, state Sen. Jim Davis and Haywood County Republican Party Chairman Lynda Bennett filed to run for the House.

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