Etheridge refuses to concede after AP calls Renee Ellmers winner in NC

Etheridge close to defeat

Raleigh, N.C. — Seven-term Democratic Congressman Bob Etheridge appeared late Tuesday to lose his re-election bid, becoming the lone casualty among North Carolina's congressional delegation in a pivotal election nationwide.

The Associated Press declared Republican challenger Renee Ellmers the victor in the Second District race shortly before midnight.