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FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, file photo, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Erica Smith is seen during an interview in Raleigh, N.C. The choice for North Carolina Democrats on a challenger to Republican Sen. Thom Tillis likely comes down to Cal Cunningham, an Iraq War veteran with the backing of the party's establishment, or Smith, an African-American woman trying to beckon the party's liberal wing. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, file photo, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Erica Smith is seen during an interview in Raleigh, N.C. The choice for North Carolina Democrats on a challenger to Republican Sen. Thom Tillis likely comes down to Cal Cunningham, an Iraq War veteran with the backing of the party's establishment, or Smith, an African-American woman trying to beckon the party's liberal wing. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

March 4, 2020

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Cunningham wins Senate primary; Forest earns GOP gov's nod
March 4, 2020 12:54 a.m.

Cunningham wins Senate primary; Forest earns GOP gov's nod

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina primary voters on Tuesday chose a Democratic former state legislator and Iraq War veteran to challenge Republican Sen. Thom Tillis this fall and the GOP lieutenant governor to try to unseat Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper.