Aiken was the runner-up on season 2 of `` American Idol '' and is now a judge for Season 3. He 's running as a Democrat in North Carolina 's second congressional district .
Aiken was the runner-up on season 2 of `` American Idol '' His debut album went to No . 1 on Billboard 's Top 200 . He 's running as a Democrat in North Carolina 's second congressional district .