Sen. Wesley Meredith defeated by Kirk deViere
Democrat Kirk deViere appears to have narrowly defeated four-term Republican Sen. Wesley Meredith of Fayetteville, according to complete but unofficial returns.DeViere is a former one-term Fayetteville City Council member. Meredith is a powerful Republican member of the Senate who also served on the City Council before winning his District 21 seat in 2010.With 50 precincts reporting Tuesday night, the totals are 29,501 for deViere and 29,195 for Meredith, or 50.26 percent to 49. […]
