FILE- In this May 19, 2016, file photo, Rep. Renee Ellmers listens while facing off with Dr. Greg Brannon and Rep. George Holding during the 2nd Congressional District Republican primary debate at WRAL studio in Raleigh, N.C. Former North Carolina U.S. Rep. Ellmers announced Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, that she will seek the GOP nomination for the state's 4th Congressional District. But the state Supreme Court said later in the day that the primary elections would be pushed back to May 17. (Travis Long/The News & Observer via AP, Pool, File)