• Hill-Patterson race in state House District 20 turns ugly.

  • The Charlotte Observer, Wilmington Star-News endorse Elaine Marshall for U.S. Senate.

  • Three-way race for the 12th Congressional District focuses on economic policies.

  • Democratic incumbent Ray Rapp zeros in on jobs and education in his bid for re-election.

  • The Wilkes Journal-Patriot covers the Goss-Soucek matchup in Senate District 45.

  • Political climate has changed in the 45th, 93rd House districts.

  • Incumbent faces newcomer in House 22 race.

  • GOP hopes national wave extends to the state legislature.

  • The AP profiles key state House and Senate races.

In a television spot, B.J. Lawson, Republican candidate in the 4th Congressional District, plays off U.S. Rep. David Price’s history of voting with Nancy Pelosi.

Price blasts Lawson as an “extremist.”