Key Points
• In North Carolina’s hotly contested Senate race last year, Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) narrowly won reelection against a scandal-plagued opponent, former state Sen. Cal Cunningham (D-NC).
• Had Cunningham’s candidacy not been weighed down by a personal affair, he may have still lost. Indeed, a Tillis win was consistent with other results around the country and in the state.
• Still, Cunningham certainly didn’t benefit from his scandal, and it very likely cost him votes. CONTINUED
J. Miles Coleman, Sabato’s Crystal Ball
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