CHARLOTTE, N.C. — An aide to the Republican candidate in the nation's last undecided congressional election says he's out of a hospital and recovering from infections that attacked his liver and blood.
[RELATED: Republican Mark Harris has health scare amid undecided Congress race]
Campaign spokesman Jason Williams said Mark Harris was released from a Charlotte hospital Monday, more than a week after falling ill. Williams says he expects Harris' recovery will require rest.
Harris said in a Facebook statement Friday he was fighting an infection caused by what he called "a relatively uncommon form of strep bacteria."
Past coverage
- McCready calls judge's decision not to certify Harris a 'win for democracy'
- Judge denies certifying Mark Harris winner of NC District 9 election
- NCSBE, Dan McCready respond to Mark Harris' petition for certification
- Channel 9 sits down with Mark Harris in one-on-one interview
- House Democrats to prepare own investigation into NC District 9 election fraud
A reconstituted state elections board is expected to hold a hearing next month into whether Harris narrowly won November's 9th Congressional District race over Democrat Dan McCready.
Officials are investigating allegations that a worker for Harris' campaign committed fraud involving mail-in ballots.
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