Democrats from NC House District 41 met Saturday morning in Cary to fill the vacancy left by Ty Harrell who resigned last month amid an investigation into his campaign spending.

Six candidates vying for the House seat spoke to the crowd but specifically targeted the 30 voting Democratic representatives in the audience at Green Hope High School. Nearly three hours later and after several rounds of voting to winnow the field, Chris Heagarty narrowly defeated Gale Adcock to win the seat.