Foxx solidifies GOP's grip on 5th
By Bertrand M. Gutierrez
Winston-Salem Journal
On a day when Democrats took control of the U.S. House of Representatives, voters in Northwest North Carolina re-elected U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx, solidifying the 5th District as a Republican stronghold.
Foxx's Democratic opponent, Roger Sharpe, lost by a wide margin despite campaigning on hot-button issues - dissatisfaction with the Iraq war, Congress and Pre-sident Bush - that resonated among voters in other states and helped Democrats take seats held by Republicans.
Unofficial election results released by the State Board of Elections showed that Foxx had a commanding lead, with 95,466 votes to Sharpe's 71,499. The total gave Foxx 57 percent of the vote.
Winston-Salem Journal
On a day when Democrats took control of the U.S. House of Representatives, voters in Northwest North Carolina re-elected U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx, solidifying the 5th District as a Republican stronghold.
Foxx's Democratic opponent, Roger Sharpe, lost by a wide margin despite campaigning on hot-button issues - dissatisfaction with the Iraq war, Congress and Pre-sident Bush - that resonated among voters in other states and helped Democrats take seats held by Republicans.
Unofficial election results released by the State Board of Elections showed that Foxx had a commanding lead, with 95,466 votes to Sharpe's 71,499. The total gave Foxx 57 percent of the vote.
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