Republican challenges three-term Democratic congressman
That's the uphill battle Republican challenger H. Powell Dew Jr. of Stantonsburg has to climb in his attempt to upset longtime incumbent U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield, a Democrat, in the race for the 1st Congressional District seat in Tuesday's election. Dew, a pastor who sits on the Stantonsburg Town Council, said from talking to his legion of supporters, he feels a change in District 1 is needed.