Dem Linked to Inflammatory Posts About Trump Backers Flips GOP Seat
Summary
Democrat Shelly Headen defeated Republican incumbent John Blust by 233 votes in North Carolina House District 62, according to complete but unofficial results. Her party organizations had withdrawn support after inflammatory posts attributed to her resurfaced, but state rules prevented her from leaving the ballot. Blust may request a recount because Headen’s margin is about 0.5 percent.Key Facts
- Headen defeated Blust in Guilford County’s North Carolina House District 62 by 233 votes, according to complete but unofficial results.
- Republicans had held the district seat for more than two decades.
- The Guilford County Democratic Party and the North Carolina House Democratic Caucus withdrew support from Headen after posts attributed to her resurfaced in September.
- Headen has acknowledged writing anti-Trump posts but says she cannot recall their exact wording; she denies having the X account linked to a post saying, “Ready for the MAGAs to die off!!”
- Headen said she did not remember writing a Facebook comment that called for an attack on U.S. soil; she also denied posting a photo caption placing Trump supporters at the Dachau memorial.
- Headen said she had apologized and was moving forward, after previously saying she planned to decline the seat if elected.
- State law allows a recount request when the margin is 1 percent or less; Blust’s deadline to request one is 5 p.m. on November 16.
- The county is scheduled to finalize its count on November 13, before the recount request deadline.
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