Category: Bo Hines

Wiley Nickel Wins Close, Critical North Carolina Congressional Race

Democrat Wiley Nickel won a closely watched race for the U.S. House of Representatives seat representing a swing district in North Carolina. Nickel had 51.3 percent of the vote with all precincts reporting, according to unofficial results from the North Carolina State Board of Elections. Republican Bo Hines, 25, had 48.6 percent. The Associated Press…


Reshaped North Carolina Congressional District Highlights Suburban-Rural Split

One close and hard-fought congressional race in North Carolina will signify how the election fares across the state and perhaps elsewhere. It pits blue-trending suburban voters outside Raleigh against red-voting rural ones dominated by Trump loyalists. Veteran Republican strategist Paul Shumaker said the 13th District contest between Democratic state senator Wiley Nickel and Republican political…