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It’s primary election day! Polls are open until 7:30 p.m. And remember to cast your ballot in your home precinct.

• Your humble dispatcher will join Donna Martinez and Cash Michaels from 7 to 9 p.m. today to offer election analysis today for Curtis Media Group. You can find the live broadcasts on the following stations: WPTF (680 and 850) – Triangle; WGBR-AM, Goldsboro; WTLK/WTOE, Burnsville; WWNC-AM, Asheville; WJRI-AM, Lenoir; WSJS-AM, Greensboro; WCAB-AM, Rutherfordton; WNBU-FM, New Bern; WTIB-FM, Williamston. You also can listen live at WPTF.com. Drop by!

• The full rundown on last weekend’s Republican Senate survey from Public Policy Polling shows support for the candidates not named Greg Brannon, Mark Harris, or Thom Tillis collapsing.

• Win or lose, Tillis, the House speaker from Mecklenburg County, says he will not give up the gavel during the short session of the General Assembly.

• If Clay Aiken does not win the 2nd Congressional District Democratic primary, Roll Call may have one of the reasons: campaign overhead. Federal Elections Commission disclosure forms show the American Idol runner-up spent $57,000 to produce his introductory video and $87,000 on consultants.