MECKLENBURG COUNTY, N.C. — One of the most hotly contested state races in North Carolina is here in Mecklenburg County.
Democratic challenger Rachel Hunt is taking on incumbent Republican Bill Brawley in the 103rd District.
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Hunt is a lawyer who started an educational consulting business three years ago. She is also the daughter of former North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt.
Brawley is a four-term representative and finance chairman in the state Legislature.
Watch the video at the top of this page, as Eyewitness News anchor Paul Boyd examines the influx of political ads and puts them to the truth test.
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