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Former American Idol contestant Clay Aiken running again for U.S. Congress -Breaking

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© Reuters. FILEPHOTO: Clay Aiken performs as a finalist in “American Idol”, on the stage at 31st American Music Awards Los Angeles (November 16, 2003). REUTERS/Jim Ruymen/File Photo

By Moira Warburton

WASHINGTON (Reuters] – Clay Aiken is a former American Idol contestant and said on Monday that he plans to seek the Democratic nomination in order to represent a North Carolina congressional district, which includes Greensboro and Winston-Salem.

Aiken (43), first rose to prominence when he finished second on the American Idol singing contest television program. After winning the Democratic primary, he was defeated in the general election by Renee Elmers, the Republican incumbent.

Aiken stated that he was a proud and loud Democrat who will use his voice to bring real results to North Carolina families in a statement posted on the campaign website.

Aiken will try to represent North Carolina’s 6th District, which was recently redrawn in order to incorporate territory represented currently by Democrat David Price.

The odds of Republicans winning control of at most one of the chambers of Congress during the Nov. 8, midterm elections are high.

Price stated in October that he wouldn’t run for reelection after having held the seat for 30+ years.

The heavily gerrymandered congressional map, drawn by North Carolina’s Republican-controlled legislature in November 2021, is facing several legal challenges.

Dec., the Supreme Court of the State ordered an immediate halt to candidate filings and extended the date for the primary election by two months to May 17. This was to give courts enough time to consider whether or not the revised map was legal.

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