“American Idol’s” Clay Aiken Loses North Carolina House Bid
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Jeffrey A. Camarati/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — No longer “Invisible” as he once lamented in a hit single, 2003 American Idol runner-up Clay Aiken won’t be adding a congressional seat to his resume.
Insisting he’s hung his hat up from the music business — shy of a spontaneous breakout in song on the campaign trail — the former crooner reportedly decided to run against Republican Rep. Renee Ellmers in North Carolina to combat deep disenchantment with Congress both in his district and across the country.
With 97 percent of votes counted and with a margin of 59-41, ABC News projects Ellmers will return to Congress after this year’s lame-duck session comes to a close.
Aiken was not able to reverse the tides in the district where Ellmers dethroned seven-term Democratic incumbent Bob Etheridge in 2010.
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