Four Democrats Hope To Succeed Retiring Rep. Tolson in District 23

RALEIGH — The district, covering Edgecombe and Martin counties, is strongly Democratic. Because no Republicans filed to run, the winner of the May 6 primary or a July 15 runoff among Taro Knight, Rusty Holderness, Branson Williams, and Shelley Willingham would be the presumptive representative in the 2015 General Assembly.