Pittenger upset raises Democratic hopes
RALEIGH — The defeat of North Carolina incumbent U.S. Rep. Robert Pittenger in his Republican primary could give Democrats a wider opening to win the seat and alter the makeup of the House in midterm elections.Pittenger became the first congressional incumbent to lose this year when the Rev. Mark Harris narrowly defeated him Tuesday in a rematch of their 2016 race in the state’s south-central 9th District.Despite edging the three-term incumbent, Harris faces a vast […]
