Cal Cunningham Wins Democratic Primary For U.S. Senate In North Carolina
Source: Huffington Post
Cal Cunningham won the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in North Carolina on Tuesday, according to projections by The Associated Press, sending him onward in the race for a Republican-held seat that Democrats hope to flip in November.
Cunningham, a military veteran and former state senator, beat out four other Democratic contenders, including progressive state Sen. Erica Smith. He’ll face Republican incumbent Sen. Thom Tillis, a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump, in the general election.
The stakes are high in November’s election in a swing state that Trump won in 2016 but that Democrats hope to capture in 2020 in their efforts to gain back a Senate majority.
Cunningham, who is white, was the front-runner in the primary, endorsed by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and leading in polls in late February. He’d raised $4.7 million by last month, compared with runner-up Smith, who is Black, who’d garnered about $240,000.
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POLITICS 03/03/2020 08:49 pm ET
By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman
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