McCrae Dowless, a Bladen County political operative, paid workers to collect absentee ballots and return them to him before the 2016 election, witnesses told state board of election investigators.
McCrae Dowless, a person of interest in the North Carolina state board of elections investigation into possible election fraud in the 9th Congressional District, said he did not violate any campaign laws.
A Bladen County precinct worker, in a sworn affidavit, wrote that early vote totals were seen by outside officials. Bladen County counted early votes on Nov. 3, several days before state law says to count the votes.
The investigation into voting irregularities in the 2018 election in Bladen County is, at least, fifth elections case since 2010 in the rural eastern North Carolina county facing questions in 9th District race.
North Carolina congressional race results between Republican Mark Harris and Democrat Dan McCready for the 9th District House seat are delayed by fraud charges. What role did McCrae Dowless play in accusations?
Going into the 2018 midterms, Democrats knew that analyzing voter data would be key to winning back the House majority. So a all-female analytics team jumped into action, made the right calls and delivered the win.
Leslie McCrae Dowless, who worked for the Mark Harris campaign, was convicted of felony fraud in 1992 and served more than five months in prison. Dowless, in 2016, alleged voter fraud in Bladen County.
The conservative megadonor is better-known for pushing a controversial social agenda aimed at Republican primary voters in Texas. But Dunn’s bid to make criminal justice reforms a part of mainstream conservative ideology could wind up helping his party find the new supporters it needs in 2020.
It wasn’t easy for Democrat Joe Cunningham to win his race in South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District in the 2018 midterms. But winning reelection in 2020 will be even harder.
A Republican-rich Kentucky congressional delegation will lose some its clout as Democrats take control of the House, but some point to incoming House Budget chairman Rep. John Yarmuth and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to say the power is still there.
Reps. Emanuel Cleaver and William Lacy Clay tore into Claire McCaskill and Democratic Party officials for failing to engage African American voters. Turnout in Kansas City and St. Louis surpassed recent mid-terms.
Despite public support from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, lawmakers are still stuck over how to deal with sexual harassment in the House and Senate.
When Mark Zuckerberg came before Congress, legislators took him to task for violating the privacy of Facebook users. But some of those same lawmakers use tracking tools on their campaign websites.
Washington’s 12-member congressional delegation will include seven women, including both U.S. senators. The state has a history of electing women to high office, both Democrats and Republicans.
In the next Congress, the South’s clout will be diminished. Democrats took control of the House in the midterm elections, but the Republicans who represent southern districts will shrink in their numbers and influence.
Nancy Pelosi spoke to supporters on November 6, 2018 after it was clear that Democrats would win enough seats in the House of Representatives to retake the majority.
