Walter B. Jones survived a

repeat primary challenge

from GOP operative Taylor Griffin Tuesday night.

With 75 percent of precincts reporting, Jones led Griffin 66 to 15 percent. Phil Law was in second place with 19 percent of the vote.

North Carolina did away with the 40 percent threshold requirement for its House primaries after court-mandated redistricting

pushed back the primaries from March

.

Jones will likely cruise to a 12th term in his Safe Republican seat in coastal North Carolina.

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