Entertainment & Arts
‘Idol’ alum Clay Aiken running for Congress; announces via video
Feb. 5, 2014
This is one contest in which Clay Aiken really doesn’t want to finish second: The singer is running for Congress, aiming to represent a district in North Carolina.
Music
From “American Idol” to Congress? Clay Aiken hopes so.
World & Nation
The first chapter of Clay Aiken’s long-shot bid to join Congress had a storybook finish Wednesday as the former “American Idol” star appeared to have won the Democratic Party nomination by fewer than 400 votes.
May 7, 2014
Television
Clay Aiken didn’t reach Capitol Hill -- or “American Idol” victory -- but he will make it to his own TV series.
Nov. 5, 2014
Less than 24 hours after his opponent’s sudden death, former “American Idol” runner-up Clay Aiken eked out a Democratic congressional primary victory in North Carolina on Tuesday.
May 13, 2014
‘American Idol’ favorite Clay Aiken announces run for Congress
Looks as if Clay Aiken is going from aspiring politician to aspiring political adviser, modeling his advice on the concept of tough love.
March 15, 2016
This might be the very definition of a long shot: Democrat and former “American Idol” contestant Clay Aiken, whose biggest political action to date has been a fight for gay marriage, jumps into the race against a Republican congresswoman in a strongly Republican district, in the South no less.
The Democratic candidate who was narrowly trailing Clay Aiken in a North Carolina congressional primary election died Monday, a day before election officials were to determine whether a runoff election was required.
May 12, 2014