A former North Carolina representative who finished second in last week's primary for essentially his old U.S. House seat has announced that he will not request a runoff and will instead join Donald Trump's campaign. Mark Walker, a former U.S. Rep. who served in Congress for six years until 2020, ran for the central North Carolina 6th District seat in this year's primary.
The top vote-getter in the Republican primary, Addison McDowell, who was endorsed by Trump, did not secure the 30% vote margin required to avoid a May 14 runoff. However, Walker has decided not to ask for a runoff, making McDowell the primary winner and the likely next 6th District representative, as there is no Democratic opposition this fall.
