GREENSBORO, N.C. — After a nail-biter race at the primaries that led to a potential runoff, District 6 has their congressman.
Addison McDowell and Mark Walker went toe to toe on primary night, with McDowell getting 26% of the vote and Walker taking home 24%.
All signs were pointing to a May runoff, until Wednesday when Mark Walker announced he would be conceding from the District 6 race and joining the Trump campaign as the Director of Outreach for faith and minority communities.
Now, with no Democratic opponent, McDowell is set to go straight to Capitol Hill.
District 6 has had a long history with redistricting.
Since 2011, courts or lawmakers have enacted six different versions of maps for the state’s congressional delegation, the state House and the state Senate, although not all were used in elections.
In October 2023, the General Assembly approved new maps for North Carolina’s 14 congressional districts for use in the 2024 elections.
The current representative for District 6, Democrat Kathy Manning, is not running again, saying the district was redrawn to lean toward Republicans.
But who is Addison McDowell?
McDowell worked for Senator Ted Budd when he was still in the House of Representatives serving the Triad.
His platform includes border security, gun rights, anti-abortion, and tightening election regulations.
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