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GOP candidate files cease-and-desist over ‘lies’ of incumbent Kathy Manning

North Carolina's 6th Congressional District Republican candidate, Army special forces veteran Christian Castelli, claims the Democratic incumbent, Rep. Kathy Manning, is making false statements about him, and he's just filed a cease-and-desist letter to make it stop.

David Larson
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Castelli wins close NC6 GOP primary

Christian Castelli has won the Republican primary for North Carolina’s 6th U.S. Congressional District with 36% of the vote. Lee Haywood — the nominee from the 2020 contest — came in second with 34% of the vote. Castelli will now go on to face Democrat incumbent Rep. Kathy Manning in the general election in November. The Triad-area seat leans Democratic overall. Even with a strong Republican wave year expected, it is still considered a longshot possibility for Republicans. 

Brayden Marsh, David Larson
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Outcome of 13th Congressional District race could indicate who controls House

N.C. 13th U.S. Congressional District (Southwestern half of Guilford County, and parts of Forsyth, Davidson, Davie, Rowan, and Iredell counties.) • Ted Budd, Republican (first-term incumbent). Education: Appalachian State University, bachelor’s degree in business management. Wake Forest University, MBA. Dallas Theological Seminary, master’s in educational leadership. Career highlights: The Budd Group, family-owned facility services business....

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N.C. 13th Congressional District promises a close race in new Civitas poll

Civitas Institute, a conservative public policy organization, released a poll Monday, Oct. 15, showing a tight race in North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District. SurveyUSA surveyed 533 likely voters between Oct. 9 to Oct. 12, using a blended sample and mixed-mode method. The margin of error is 5.2 percent. The poll shows one-term Republican incumbent Ted...

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Incumbent Budd holds slim lead in 13th CD race, Civitas Poll finds

A new poll shows Republican incumbent Rep. Ted Budd leads his Democratic competitor, Kathy Manning, by five points in the race for North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District seat. The poll, conducted by the Civitas Institute, a conservative public policy organization, surveyed 537 likely voters from North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District. Participants were contacted between July...

Lindsay Marchello
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Democratic primary for CD 13 pits well-funded insider against populist farmer

Democratic primary, U.S. House District 13 (Davidson, Davie, portions of Iredell and Rowan counties) • Kathy Manning. Education: Harvard University undergraduate degree, University of Michigan law degree. Occupation: Attorney specializing in immigration law, owns law firm. Career highlights: The Jewish Federations of North America, board chairwoman; former partner at major law firm; worked with various...

Sam A. Hieb
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Greensboro parking deck battle has larger political implications

GREENSBORO —Who would think that building parking decks — those generic, innocuous concrete and steel structures where we leave our cars for a few hours while we pursue work and leisure — would have strong political implications? As a 30-year resident, I would say “only in Greensboro,” though most cities probably face complicated parking issues...

Sam A. Hieb