Mark Harris, the Republican nominee in a North Carolina congressional race tainted by ballot fraud, announced Tuesday that he will not run in the new election for the seat. That changed when Harris’s son John, an assistant U.S. attorney, testified during the hearings held by the North Carolina State Board of Elections. Pat McCrory, a Republican and former North Carolina governor, on Monday ruled out running for the seat. Under North Carolina election law, a new election can be ordered as a rematch of the contest that was tainted — in this case, the November election between Harris and McCready. In a statement Tuesday, North Carolina Republican Party Chairman Robin Hayes expressed support for Harris’s decision.

Source: Washington Post February 26, 2019 19:44 UTC