- Perdue campaign returns cash tied to fundraiser Peter Reichard after he becomes a felon (Dome)
- Political analyst Larry Sabato moves N.C.’s gubernatorial race from “toss up” to “leans Republican” (Sabato’s Crystal Ball)
- News 14 Carolina reports on the 8th Congressional District race (News 14)
- State Rep. Fred Steen, R-Rowan, picks up endorsements in 8th Congressional District GOP primary (Dome)
- Redistricting maps in court on Friday (WRAL-TV)
- Twenty-eight year-old engineer from Hampstead to seek GOP nomination in 16th House District (Star-News Online)
- Gov. Bev Perdue picks state Rep. David Guice, a Republican from Brevard, to run North Carolina’s probation system (Times-News Online)
VIDEO: Vernon Robinson unleashes his first campaign ad of the season in the 8th Congressional District GOP primary. “The only thing I have in common with Barack Obama is a good tan,” he says.