Democrats Will Have Contested Primary in NC 13th District

The race for the 13th District Congressional seat has a new challenger with Adam Coker filing to run as a Democrat.

Coker also ran for the seat two years ago, finishing third in the race among Democrats in a primary ultimately won by Bruce Davis, a former Guilford Commissioner.

Republican Ted Budd defeated Davis that November. It was the narrowest margin of victory of any of North Carolina's Congressional races in 2016. Still, at 12 points, it wasn't considered close.

This year Democrats believe they can do better as Budd faces his first re-election bid. Kathy Manning, a Greensboro attorney, filed earlier this month and has garnered a lot of both attention and money.

The 13th District includes all of Davidson and Davie Counties as well as some surrounding areas, including a swath of southwest Guilford County into Greensboro.

The primary is scheduled for May 8.