Singer Clay Aiken’s chief rival for the Democratic nomination for Congress died unexpectedly Monday.
Keith Crisco, 71, a former North Carolina secretary of Commerce, died from a fall at his home, reported The Courier-Tribune in Asheboro, N.C. A woman who answered the telephone at Asheboro Elastics, which Crisco founded, confirmed the news to USA TODAY and said the company’s workers were in shock.
Following the recent primary vote, the winner was still not announced because the race was still to close to call.
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