Ex-felon with alleged Nazi ties cleared to remain on ballot
Republican leaders unsuccessfully sought to eliminate Joseph Gibson's primary bid against incumbent Rep. Reece Pyrtle of Rockingham County.
The North Carolina State Board of Elections on Tuesday unanimously voted to keep GOP activist Joseph Gibson on the North Carolina ballot, despite a decades-old felony history.
Gibson, who denies accusations of being a Nazi, is running against GOP incumbent Rep. Reece Pyrtle in a highly conservative district that swung for former President Donald Trump by 32 percentage points in 2020.
Gibson had been criticized by Republican insiders of receiving support from extremist groups, as outlined in a 2022 Anti-Defamation League report.
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