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Ex-congressman Nickel entering race to unseat North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis in 2026
Ex-congressman Nickel entering race to unseat North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis in 2026
By GARY D. ROBERTSON
Updated 1:14 PM EDT, April 9, 2025
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Wiley Nickel of North Carolina announced on Wednesday his candidacy to try to unseat Sen. Thom Tillis in 2026, saying a “fighter for what’s right for our state” is needed and criticizing the Republican incumbent for backing President Donald Trump’s agenda.
Nickel signaled his interest in a Senate bid in late 2023, when the Raleigh-area congressman decided against seeking a second term the next year because he determined congressional redistricting that year by Republican state legislators made it impossible to win his seat again.
A lawyer and former state senator, Nickel served in Congress though the end of last year and has sought to build up name recognition in Democratic circles statewide by supporting party policies and raising money for party candidates in 2024.
In a campaign video, Nickel linked Tillis squarely to Trump and his early-term actions, as well as those of Elon Musk, who has spearheaded the Department of Government Efficiency.
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https://apnews.com/article/north-carolina-senate-wiley-nickel-tillis-election-94a6ada1ead89208ce926dd768cd6cad
By GARY D. ROBERTSON
Updated 1:14 PM EDT, April 9, 2025
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Wiley Nickel of North Carolina announced on Wednesday his candidacy to try to unseat Sen. Thom Tillis in 2026, saying a “fighter for what’s right for our state” is needed and criticizing the Republican incumbent for backing President Donald Trump’s agenda.
Nickel signaled his interest in a Senate bid in late 2023, when the Raleigh-area congressman decided against seeking a second term the next year because he determined congressional redistricting that year by Republican state legislators made it impossible to win his seat again.
A lawyer and former state senator, Nickel served in Congress though the end of last year and has sought to build up name recognition in Democratic circles statewide by supporting party policies and raising money for party candidates in 2024.
In a campaign video, Nickel linked Tillis squarely to Trump and his early-term actions, as well as those of Elon Musk, who has spearheaded the Department of Government Efficiency.
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https://apnews.com/article/north-carolina-senate-wiley-nickel-tillis-election-94a6ada1ead89208ce926dd768cd6cad
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