- A dispute over rail funding leads to a testy exchange during a candidate forum in the 9th Congressional District (Charlotte Observer)
- Two Democrats face off in N.C. House District 12 primary (Smithfield Herald)
- Ilario Pantano beats David Rouzer by 1 percentage point in a straw poll by the Lower Cape Fear Young Republicans (Star-News)
- A tough, evenly matched competition among three Democrats emerges in N.C. House District 72 (Yes! Weekly)
- N.C. gubernatorial hopefuls weigh in on the Alcoa dam dispute (Associated Press)
- Justice Paul Newby seeks a second term on the state supreme court (Watauga Democrat)
- A poll suggestions that the Republican primaries for lieutenant governor and state auditor are heading for runoffs (Dome)