• A new law in North Carolina could delay primary runoff by three weeks (Associated Press)
  • N.C. Rep. Rick Glazier, D-Cumberland, kicked off his campaign for state superintendent of public instruction on Thursday (Fayetteville Observer)
  • Sam Ervin – not running on his name, but not running away from it, in his quest to join the N.C. Supreme Court (News & Record)
  • Losing Gov. Bev Perdue and other incumbents hasn’t dampened the spirit of Democrats in the Hickory area (Hickory Record)
  • Redistricting has politicians spending more on their campaigns (WECT-TV)
  • U.S. Rep. Walter B. Jones’ primary challenger, Frank Palombo, assails him on military cuts (Beaufort Observer)
  • N.C. Sen. Richard Stevens, a Wake County Republican, will not seek re-election (N&O)
  • U.S. Rep. Mike McIntyre, Democrat of N.C.’s 7th Congressional District, won’t run for governor and will stand for re-election to the House (WWAY-TV)
  • Both sides court the African-American community in the marriage amendment debate (N&O)
  • Tamara Barringer, a Cary attorney and Republican, to run for Sen. Stevens’ seat (Dome)
  • Charlotte prepares for malice in the streets as the DNC hits town (N&O)
  • N.C. Democrats experience an exodus from the legislature (N&O)
  • N.C. Sen. Eric Mansfield, Democrat of Fayetteville, to run for lieutenant governor (News 14 Carolina)
  • N.C. Rep. Hugh Blackwell, R-Burke, will seek re-election (Morganton News Herald)
  • Races crowded in congressional districts that include Asheville (Citizen-Times)
  • Money flows into the 11th Congressional District race (Citizen-Times)
  • Four in the 8th District race on radar of the National Republican Congressional Committee (Salisbury Post)