Republican Mark Harris said Tuesday he won’t run in the redo election for North Carolina’s ninth congressional district, less than a week after the state board of elections called for a new election in light of evidence of ballot tampering by a contractor paid by his campaign. Mr. Harris had appeared to win the Nov. 6 race for the Charlotte-based congressional seat, leading Democrat Dan McCready by 905 votes. Mr. Harris attended orientation for congressional newcomers in Washington, D.C., and had repeatedly said he should...

Source: Wall Street Journal February 26, 2019 19:38 UTC