She betrayed those who first put her in office. Now she is no longer in office. Let us hope her replacement, George Holding, proves to be vast improvement.

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Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-N.C.) lost her bid for reelection Tuesday, becoming the first GOP congressional incumbent to lose their seat in 2016.

Ellmers, who was elected in 2010 amid the tea party takeover of the House, lost in the Republican primary to Rep. George Holding (R-N.C.) in North Carolina’s 2nd Congressional District, which includes suburban and rural Raleigh.

Holding won with over 50 percent of the vote with 64 percent of precincts reporting, according to the Associated Press. Ellmers and Greg Brannon were duking it out for second and third place, with Ellmers slightly edging Brannon, 24.1 to 23.7 percent, when the race was called.

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In recent weeks, Ellmers became the target of intense opposition from conservative groups who once supported her initial rise to office, including the Koch-funded Americans for Prosperity, Club For Growth and anti-abortion organizations. They say Ellmers failed to follow through on the commitment to conservative values she promoted when first elected.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powe...na-gop-primary/