In a 2018 photo, Mark Harris, a North Carolina pastor, has won the Republican nomination for North Carolina’s 8th Congressional District, becoming the likely next member of Congress in this red district five years after his previous election was nullified due to ballot fraud allegations. The North Carolina State Board of Elections confirmed his victory on Tuesday, with Harris avoiding a runoff as he received over 30% of the primary vote. He will face Democrat Justin Dues in the fall general election in a district that strongly supported President Trump in 2020. This marks Harris’s fourth attempt at a congressional seat, following unsuccessful bids in 2014 and 2016, as well as the controversy surrounding the nullified 2018 election. Despite the ballot fraud scandal that marred his previous campaign, Harris managed to secure the nomination in light of attacks from rivals during the primary. In his comeback bid, Harris likened his situation to that of President Trump’s claims of election theft in 2020, stating that Democrats had done the same to him in the previous election. The path forward for Harris will be challenging, as he seeks to overcome past controversies and secure a successful election in the fall.
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