Yes, Tuesday is primary day in North Carolina, not a general election. But Durham voters will very likely select a new state senator.
Because city voters favor Democrats by wide margins, whoever wins that party’s primary for state Senate District 20 will likely take a seat in the General Assembly.
Three candidates are competing for the office, which former state Sen. Floyd McKissick vacated in January after six terms in Raleigh.
Want to learn more about the contenders? Read these 9th Street Journal profiles of primary candidates Gray Ellis, Pierce Freelon and Natalie Murdock.
At top: District 20 Democratic contenders Gray Ellis, Pierce Freelon and Natalie Murdock, left to right, after a recent candidate forum at Duke University. Photo by Corey Pilson.