BREAKING: Projected winner announced in special election for NC’s 3rd District

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Republican state Rep. Greg Murphy is projected to win the special election Tuesday in North Carolina’s 3rd District for a seat vacated following the death of Republican Rep. Walter Jones Jr. earlier this year.

Murphy bested Democrat Allen Thomas, the former mayor of Greenville, in the coastal North Carolina district by about 20 points with 75 percent of the district’s precincts reporting.

The article goes on to state the following:

The district, which backed President Trump over Hillary Clinton by over 23 points in 2016, was expected to remain in Republican hands.

One down, one to go – Greg Murphy is projected to win in the Great State of North Carolina! #NC03

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 11, 2019

BREAKING: Republican Greg Murphy has defeated Democrat Allen Thomas in a North Carolina congressional district won easily by President Trump in 2016. The U.S. House seat was left vacant by the death of longtime GOP Rep. Walter Jones Jr. in February. https://t.co/KvDzWnzXje

— The Associated Press (@AP) September 11, 2019

Republican Greg Murphy prevails in the race for North Carolina’s 3rd congressional district. Full results: https://t.co/OrxEg3mdHW pic.twitter.com/Zk2cBxzQSh

— POLITICO (@politico) September 11, 2019

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