Republican gubernatorial candidate Pat McCrory has a primary opponent.
A listing on the State Board of Elections website says Fayetteville resident James Harney filed Wednesday to run as a GOP candidate for governor.
Harney didn't immediately return a phone call seeking comment, but his entry means McCrory will have to run some kind of campaign for the May 8 primary.
McCrory has been considered the presumptive GOP nominee and spent the past several months trying to clear the field of high-profile candidates through speeches to party groups and fundraising.
The former Charlotte mayor narrowly lost to Democrat Beverly Perdue in the 2008 general election. She isn't seeking a second term but at least four other Democrats are in the race.
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