Mecklenburg County’s newest state Senate district is its longest, running from Iredell to Union County and sweeping through five of Mecklenburg’s six small towns. District 41 also is one of North Carolina’s most GOP districts and, with no Democrat on the ballot, one guaranteed to send a Republican to Raleigh. The contest is one of three legislative primaries – along with House Districts 101 and 105 – where voters will in effect elect a member of the General Assembly on May 8...

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