• Chris Dillon of Raleigh announces that he?s running to fill N.C. Appeals Court Judge James Wynn?s seat. Wynn was confirmed to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently.
  • It?s not exactly election news, but Superior Court Judge Howard Manning does a jig for the benefit of WRAL-TV watchers here (skip to :23 to see it).
  • State Rep. Bill Owens, D-Pasquotank, says his internal polling shows him up on his GOP challenger. A Civitas poll, though, shows his challenger leading.
  • The Asheville Citizen-Times interviews Jeff Miller, U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler?s Republican opponent in the 11th Congressional District.