And then there were three

It’s looking like the Greg Murphy era in North Carolina politics may be coming to an end – or possibly a hiatus.  Some more counting took place today at the county level and this is what they’ve come up with:

There is still a sliiiiiiiiiiiim chance Murphy can survive this.  But folks on the ground in the 3rd tell me it looks like stick-a-fork-in-it time.

Republicans went into Election Day with a 10-4 majority over Democrats in the state’s US House delegation.  With the news on Murphy, it looks like Republicans will be lucky to have 3 seats to the Democrats’ eleven.

With Murphy’s elimination, that leaves David Rouzer in the Wilmington-based 7th district, Pat Harrigan in the Hickory-based 10th district, and Mark Harris in the Charlotte-area based 8th.  Harris and Harrigan look good to go back to DC for two more years.  Here is where Rouzer stands right now:

I think there is still some work to be done on the 7th’s vote totals.  Some are telling me it looks like Rouzer escaped, but others are telling me he’s not quite in the Harris-Harrigan *safe* territory.

The last time I remember having ONE GOP senator and three (or possibly two) GOP congressman, it was the late 70s or mid-to-late 80s.

Meanwhile, leaders of the state Republican Party are all gung-ho about seeking another two year term.  *After an election like this, why the hell not?*