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Hubbard grows lead over Foxx as provisional votes are added in race for NC's 5th Congressional District

WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro) and WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened In North Carolina's tight 5th Congressional District race, Democrat Chuck Hubbard leads Republican incumbent Virginia Foxx by 335 votes.
The headline split WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) frames it as "Hubbard grows lead over Foxx as provisional votes are added in race for NC's 5th Congress...". WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster) frames it as "Brad Chambers leads Brett Miller by 28 votes in 41st District race".
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CenterHubbard grows lead over Foxx as provisional votes are added in race for NC's 5th Congressional District

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WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk)News report · Nov 11, 3:03 AM

Hubbard grows lead over Foxx as provisional votes are added in race for NC's 5th Congressional District

In North Carolina's tight 5th Congressional District race, Democrat Chuck Hubbard leads Republican incumbent Virginia Foxx by 335 votes.

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WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster)News report · Nov 11, 4:16 AM

Brad Chambers leads Brett Miller by 28 votes in 41st District race

Democratic challenger Brad Chambers is leading Republican incumbent Brett Miller by 28 votes in the race for Lancaster County’s 41st House District.

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Nov 11, 3:03 AM: WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) joined the source map.

Nov 11, 4:16 AM: WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 3 sources · 1 bucket.