A former North Carolina congressman has announced he is dropping out of the Republican primary for governor to try to win back his U.S. House seat. Former U.S. Rep. Mark Walker launched a bid Wednesday to reclaim the district he had represented on Capitol Hill for six years before a previous redistricting cycle opened the door for Democratic Rep.
FILE - U.S. Rep. Mark Walker, R-N.C. speaks during a hearing, Sept. 18, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Walker announced Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, that he is dropping out of the Republican primary for governor in 2024 and will instead try to take back his Greensboro-area seat in the U.S. House. RALEIGH, N.C.
Walker served three terms in Congress from 2015 to 2021. He ran unsuccessfully in the state’s 2022 U.S. Senate primary. In May, he entered a crowded field for the GOP gubernatorial nomination, joining Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson and State Treasurer Dale Folwell. Walker said he no longer saw “a clear path forward” to win the gubernatorial nomination and determined that dropping out would give Republicans a better shot of winning the office, which has been held by Democrats for much of the past three decades.
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