Rep. Robert Pittenger loses GOP primary in key race
Charlotte pastor Mark Harris ousted three-term incumbent Rep. Robert Pittenger for the Republican nomination in the 9th Congressional District.On the Democratic side in Tuesday’s primary, Dan McCready handily defeated Christian Cano, according to complete but unofficial returns.The Republican race was a rematch of the 2016 primary in which Pittenger edged Harris by 134 votes. This time, Harris defeated Pittenger by 814 votes — 17,223 to 16,409 — in a campaign […]