Despite coming in first place in May's three-way race for the Republican
nomination for North Carolina Insurance Commissioner, Richard Morgan
was soundly defeated in yesterday's runoff election by veteran candidate
Mike Causey, who took home 57% of the vote. Mr. Causey's victory can largely be attributed to his overwhelming support among Republican party loyalists, who have a longstanding aversion to Mr. Morgan.
The defeat marks Mr. Morgan's fourth election loss in a row, having
previously lost the 2010 race for North Carolina State Senate, the 2008
race for North Carolina Superintendant of Public Instruction, and the
2006 race to retain his seat in the North Carolina House of
Representatives, where he served for a time as Co-Speaker. Mr. Morgan's
string of defeats can be traced to his controverisal 2003 deal to share the House Speakership with Democrat Jim Black
after the House found itself evenly split, with exactly 60
Representatives from each party. Mr. Morgan did not seek or obtain
approval of this deal from his fellow Republicans, who ended up voting to bar him from further party leadership roles in 2004.
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