Greg Murphy Wins GOP Second Round for North Carolina House Headquarters

Greg Murphy beat Joan Perry in the Republican second round in the 3rd Congressional District of North Carolina on Tuesday, securing his place in the special elections to replace the late Rep. Walter JonesWalter Beaman Jones GOPG's Super Women's CAP unveils its "out of range" candidate status in the NPC's second round The GOP is stepping up its efforts to recruit female candidates. The Hill & # 39; s Morning (R.N.C.).

With 56 percent of news outlets reporting, the Associated Press called the race to Murphy, who garnered more than 63 percent of the votes to more than 36 percent of Perry's votes.

Murphy's victory means he will face Democrat Allen Thomas, Libertarian Tim Harris and Constitution Party candidate Greg Holt, in a special election on Sept. 10. home for over 20 years.

The 3rd District has always been a friendly territory for Republicans. Jones represented the district for decades, but President TrumpDonald John Trump Graham is ready to investigate the Advocacy Agreement between Acosta and Epstein Continue progress with Mexico on migration The government will license exploitation with Huawei PLUS Worn in 2016 by more than 20 points.

Murphy and Perry emerged as the top two vote winners in a crowded Republican field during the first primary in April. However, neither candidate managed to secure the 30% needed to secure the nomination, returning both candidates to the second round.

Murphy's victory in the second round is a disappointment for some Republicans who are increasingly concerned about the decreasing number of women in their caucus.

After the mid-term elections of 2018, when Democrats won about 40 seats in the House, the number of Republican women in the House fell from 23 to 13. By comparison, 89 Democratic members are women.

Perry, a pediatrician, got the support of the 13 women members of the House Republican Conference.

Meanwhile, Murphy, the state's representative and urologist surgeon, was supported by prominent conservatives, including representatives. Mark MeadowsMark Randall MeadowsCities Leads Crackdown on Hillicon Valley Face Recognition Technology: Trump Rejected After Turning Huawei | China installs surveillance applications on visitors' phones | Cloudflare Internet Provider Failed | Consumer groups seek to end Facebook's cryptocurrency A house bill targets the use of Pentagon's networks for child pornography MORE (R-N.C.) And Jim JordanJames (Jim) Daniel JordanHillicon Valley: Critics push the FTC to be tough on YouTube | Analysts expect regulatory problems for Facebook's cryptocurrency | Senators to Attend Election Security Information Session | FBI and ICE apparently using driver's license pictures for FBI face recognition, ICE using unauthorized driver's license photos for facial recognition research: report Cities are cracking down on technology facial recognition PLUS (R-Ohio), two founders of the House Freedom Caucus who chose Murphy after promising to join the group if elected.

The fundraising campaign attracted more than $ 1.3 million in external spending, including the House Freedom Action Fund, a House Freedom Caucus-related PAC, which lost $ 236,000 to Perry.

Another group, the Winning For Women Action Fund, which supports Republican candidates, has spent more than $ 680,000 supporting Perry and defeating Murphy in the second round.