Democrats pick Blue for Senate seat

Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on May 7, 2009 - 7:47am.
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State Rep. Dan Blue is moving to the Senate — but not yet.

The Raleigh Democrat received 52 of the 84 votes on the first ballot by the Wake County Democratic Party leadership to fill the seat of former Sen. Vernon Malone.

By law, Gov. Beverly Perdue must follow the group's wishes and appoint Blue, a former House speaker who recently returned to the legislature. The term runs through 2010.

But Blue said he did not want to go until he had finished some work in the House.

He defeated Bernard Allen II, son of a former state legislator, and J. Mills Holloway Jr.

The executive committee of the Wake Democrats will soon have to decide on a replacement for Blue in the House. (N&O)

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