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US Parties Closely Watching North Carolina Special House Election

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   Voters in the eastern U.S. state of North Carolina are participating
   Tuesday in a special election for a U.S. Congress seat that is being
   closely watched by Democrats and Republicans for potential signs of the
   parties' prospects in next year's national elections.

   Public opinion polls ahead of the voting indicated Republican Dan
   Bishop and Democrat Dan McCready running virtually even.

   President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence made last-second
   appeals in support of Bishop during visits to the state Monday.

   The seat has been held by a Republican since the 1960s. The race has
   drawn so much attention and money for both candidates that it is the
   second most expensive special election for the House of Representatives
   in history.

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