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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jul 28, 2021

Democratic candidate DeAngelo Jelks and Republican candidate Greg Vital won their respective primary races yesterday in the District 29 state House seat race to fill the seat of Mike Carter, who died in May after a six-month battle with pancreatic cancer. Both were unopposed in their bids. They will face off in the general election on Sept. 14. Carter's wife, Joan, is filling the seat on interim basis until a new representative is elected, WRCB reports. The district includes part of Chattanooga, Collegedale, Ooltewah and Sale Creek.