United States – A former North Carolina congressman who experienced second position in the recent primary for a seat he used to have in the House of United States announced that he won’t ask for a runoff and will join Trump’s election campaign now.
The chronological former U.S. Rep. Mark Walker who sought a seat in the middle of North Carolina sixth district this year running for a 6-year office between 2014 and 2020, as reported by The Associated Press.
Primary Recap
In the five-candidate March 5 primary with Donald Trump‘s backing, Addison McDowell the top vote-getter, did not secure the 30% margin required to win the election in a run-off. He will have to wait for May 14 to find out whether he did enough to win the elections. However, the state legislation enforced the rule that now, only Walker has the power to request the runoff.
The spokesman for the campaign disclosed that Walker would not demand a runoff that McDowell becomes the primary winner. He, therefore, will be almost certainly become the next 6th District representative in view of the fact that he will face no Democratic competition in the coming fall elections.
The seat has had a Democratic Rep. Kathy Manning, the current 6th District representative, who did not run to be reelected as a result of redistricting effectuated by the Republican legislature as it is more right leaning now. Only the Democrat monotype is still running without any other Democrats filing a candidacy.
Walker’s Statement
Walker is a former Baptist preacher who Trump said he had invited to “join my Campaign team to work with Faith Groups and Minority Communities, and he has agreed to immediately do so” in a social media post earlier on Wednesday.
“Mark and I had many Wins together, and we look forward to continuing to build bridges to all Communities in our Great Nation,” Trump wrote.
According to Walker–a tenure in congress characterized by attempts to aid historically black colleges and universities– he confirmed his hiring in a press statement on Tuesday and they had talked during the day.
“I’ll continue my work as a bridge builder and am looking forward to bringing these skills to the Trump campaign,” he said, as reported by The Associated Press.
McDowell’s Journey
McDowell, who has recently worked as a state government lobbyist for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, was already seen celebrating his first-ever candidacy in December with Trump’s endorsement.