Democratic incumbent David Price is set to win the U.S. House of Representatives race for North Carolina’s 4th congressional district with 77.4 percent of votes and 19 out of 41 precincts reporting.

As of 9 p.m. on Tuesday night, ABC News confirmed that Price’s substantial lead will keep the tides in his favor.

This will be Price’s 17th term representing District 4. Price first joined Congress in 1987, when he defeated Republican Bill Cobey. He served through 1994, when he lost to Republican Fred Heinemen, but he was quickly reelected and has served since 1997.

Price represents North Carolina’s Fourth District – a rapidly growing, research-and-education-focused district that includes all of Orange County, the majority of Wake County, and the southern part of Durham County.

In North Carolina’s Primary Election, Price claimed the U.S. House of Representatives District 4 Democratic seat against opponent Daniel Ulysses Lockwood. Price won with 86 percent of the total votes with 182 of 183 of the precincts reporting.

Republican opponent Robert Thomas won the Republican seat with 48 percent of the total votes. Thomas’ campaign website mentions three topics: the 2nd Amendment, the Constitution and the wall along the border with Mexico.

Education has been Price’s “highest priority” while serving in Congress, according to his website.

Price says he fought to avoid teacher layoffs and cuts to education funding as part of the Appropriations Committee. He also supports reforming student loans to eliminate “middlemen” and get better lending terms for students.

He received his undergraduate degree at UNC-Chapel Hill and went on to Yale University to earn a Bachelor of Divinity as well as a Ph.D. in Political Science.

Before he began serving in Congress in 1987, Price was a professor of political science and public policy at Duke University. He is the author of four books on Congress and the American political system.

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