Moore nominated by caucus for another term as House speaker

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Cleveland County Rep. Tim Moore appears poised to win a second term as North Carolina House speaker.

House Republicans meeting Monday in Raleigh said they chose Moore as their nominee to lead the chamber when the General Assembly session reconvenes in January. Moore almost assuredly will win because Republicans are expected to hold close to 75 of the chamber’s 120 seats.

Rep. Harry Warren of Salisbury also was a speaker’s candidate, but Moore says the caucus picked him by acclamation without a horse race vote after Warren withdrew from the race.

Also a likely winner in January for speaker pro tempore will be Rep. Sarah Stevens of Mount Airy, who won the nomination in a contested caucus race. Speaker pro tem is the No. 2 elected post in the chamber.

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