• In N.C. House District 82, incumbent Republican Rep. Larry Pittman edged out challenger Jay White (Charlotte Observer)
  • Republican Rep. Julia Howard defeats Bill Whitehead in House District 79 (Winston-Salem Journal)
  • Republican John Szoka scores a decisive win in House District 45 primary (Fayetteville Observer)
  • Stan Bingham beats Eddie Gallimore in Senate District 33 GOP primary (The Dispatch)
  • Democrat Charles Malone wanted off the ballot in the 13th Congressional District, but now considers running (Associated Press)
  • Planned Parenthood takes credit for Rep. Jim Crawford’s ouster (Dome)
  • July 17 runoff will settle more than a dozen election contests (Dome)
  • State GOP ties Walter Dalton to Bev Perdue in a new web ad (Dome)