Dr. Greg Murphy, the Republican nominee running in the special election for North Carolina’s 3rd Congressional District, trounced his Democrat opponent on Tuesday, keeping the seat in GOP control.
Murphy was announced the winner of the third district shortly after polls closed on Tuesday. His opponent, Allen Thomas, a former mayor of Greenville, North Carolina, put up a strong fight for the heavily conservative seat and raised more than $560,000.
The 3rd congressional, which covers a substantial portion of eastern North Carolina, including the Outer Banks, became open earlier this year when the longterm incumbent, Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC), passed away. The district is one of the most of the conservative in the entire state, with President Donald Trump having carried it overwhelmingly in 2016.
Despite the district’s conservative bent, the 3rd became a battleground between establishment Republicans and allies of President Donald Trump heading into the primary for the special election.
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