- Republican Rick Gunn takes another shot at unseating State Sen. Tony Foriest. Gunn lost to Foriest in 2008.
- Incumbents from both parties aren’t very popular this year, to judge by a new Civitas poll that gives Burr and Perdue sub-40 percent approval ratings.
- Wilmington Star-News calls for State Sen. R.C. Soles to re-sign.
- After losing his bid for Superintendent of Public Instruction in ’08, Richard Morgan is back ? this time to challenge State Sen. Harris Blake in the Republican primary.
- The High Point Enterprise reports that only four area legislative races are uncontested this year, compared to 10 out of 16 races two years ago.
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