- There won’t be a GOP primary in House District 19 after Kure Beach Mayor Dean Lambeth drops out due to health reasons (WWAY-TV)
- Public Policy Polling survey shows that Bob Etheridge has a small lead in the Democrats’ gubernatorial primary (Dome)
- Democrat Deb Butler will face Republican incumbent Thom Goolsby in Senate District 9 in the general election (Lumina News)
- Democrats seeking their party’s nomination for governor agree to participate in numerous debates (Dome)
- Supporters of the marriage amendment fan out across the state (Dome)
- Candidates look to move up the political ladder in North Carolina (Associated Press)
- Foes of the marriage amendment try to focus on domestic violence rather than same-sex marriage as a sticking point (N&O)
- A poll shows that Republican Pat McCrory has an edge over all of his potential Democratic foes (Dome)
- First Lady Michelle Obama visited Charlotte on Friday to talk about exercise (Charlotte Observer)
- Polls show that the race for lieutenant governor is wide open (Dome)
- A PPP poll has Rick Santorum leading in North Carolina in the GOP presidential primary (NBC-17)
- N.C.’s congressional delegation will look very different after the 2012 election (N&O)
- 13th Congressional District Republicans spar in a debate Saturday (N&O)
VIDEO: Paul Coble, chair of the Wake County Board of Commissioners and GOP candidate in the 13th Congressional District, releases his first TV ad of the primary.
