NC Senate leader trails by two votes in GOP primary, sparking recount talk
TL;DR
In North Carolina's Republican primary, Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger trails challenger Sam Page by two votes in unofficial results (Page 13,077 to Berger 13,075), a razor-thin margin likely to prompt a recount under state rules; Trump endorsed Berger and offered Page a White House job, which Page declined, with both leaning into their ties to the president.
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