Voters head to the polls for the primary on May 8, and women are dominating the race for U.S. Fifth Congressional District.
That includes a powerful five-term incumbent, Virginia Foxx. Foxx has never had trouble fending of primary challengers during her time in Washington. Now she faces two Republicans hoping to unseat her – Dillon Gentry of Banner Elk and Cortland Meader of Mocksville. Both are political newcomers.
As of mid-April, Foxx had raised almost $1.5 million for the race, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. Totals for Gentry and Meader were not available.
Whoever wins the Republican primary will face a woman Democrat in the November General Election.
D.D. Adams has been a Winston-Salem City Council Member since 2009. Marshall is a teacher who has been involved in the Democratic Party's activities.
Both have raised more than $100,000 for the campaign, with Adams having a slight edge, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.
The Fifth District includes Winston-Salem and the mountain counties of Western North Carolina.