Subject: BREAKING NEWS: North Carolina Rep. Pittenger loses primary
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Date: Tue, 08 May 2018 20:32:14 -0600
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Rep. Robert Pittenger conceded the Republican nomination in North Carolina's 9th District to opponent Mark Harris on Tuesday night, becoming the first congressman defeated in a primary in 2018.
 
Harris, a pastor who also ran in the 2016 primary, had 48.5 percent of the vote to Pittenger's 46.2 percent with 99.5 percent of precincts reporting.
 
Pittenger, who was first elected in 2012, nearly lost to Harris in 2016, squeaking by with 134 vote margin. At the time, Pittenger was under federal investigation for allegedly transferring money to his 2012 campaign from his real estate company.
 
Both Pittenger and Harris traded shots over their support for President Donald Trump, a common strategy in Republican primaries across the country.
 
Veteran and businessman Dan McCready won the Democratic primary and is expected to wage a competitive general election campaign.
 
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