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This North Carolina congressional district has a rare competitive midterm race

A Trump-endorsed Republican and a Democratic state senator are facing off in a congressional race that could help decide control of the House of Representatives
Election signs in Cary, N.C., a suburb of Raleigh that is part of a new congressional district in the state — an open seat that's a competitive race.

Voters in the midterm elections are choosing 435 members of the House of Representatives. But of all those races, fewer than three dozen are competitive — and it's these few districts that will determine which party controls the House.

One of those rare districts is North Carolina's 13th, a newly created district that runs from the city of Raleigh through two suburbs and all the way out into two rural counties.

Bo Hines, the Republican

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