Former State Commerce Secretary Keith Crisco Dies

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Former State Commerce Secretary Keith Crisco Dies

瓜神app | By Jessica Jones

Published May 13, 2014 at 5:41 PM EDT

Former state Commerce secretary Keith Crisco has died. The Democrat faced American Idol contestant Clay Aiken in the Second Congressional District.

Last week, Crisco said in a statement that he was waiting to see final vote tallies in the primary. It wasn't clear then whether the race was close enough for him to request a recount or whether there would be a runoff.

Crisco was behind Aiken by a few hundred votes, according to unofficial totals. A Democratic strategist says Crisco was planning to concede the race to Aiken today.

The former commerce secretary reportedly died in a fall at his home. He was Secretary of Commerce under Democratic Governor Bev Perdue. Keith Crisco was 71 years old.

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Jessica Jones covers both the legislature in Raleigh and politics across the state. Before her current assignment, Jessica was given the responsibility to open up 瓜神app's first Greensboro Bureau at the Triad Stage in 2009. She's a seasoned public radio reporter who's covered everything from education to immigration, and she's a regular contributor to NPR's news programs. Jessica started her career in journalism in Egypt, where she freelanced for international print and radio outlets. After stints in Washington, D.C. with Voice of America and NPR, Jessica joined the staff of 瓜神app in 1999. She is a graduate of Yale University.

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