- N.C. Rep. Carolyn Justice, R-Pender, will sit out the 2012 election; no primary against N.C. Sen. Bill Rabon, R-Brunswick (Star-News)
- A possible general election battle between Republican Chris Malone (current member of the Wake County school board) and Democrat Lori Millberg (a former member of the Wake school board) is shaping up (WakeEd)
- U.S. Rep. Mel Watt, Democrat of the 12th Congressional District, files for re-election, ending speculation that he might retire (Dome)
- Local elections critic Gardenia Henley files to run for the Democratic nomination for governor (Winston-Salem Journal)
- U.S. Rep. Larry Kissell, Democrat of the 8th Congressional District, gets a primary challenger in Lumberton attorney Marcus Williams (Salisbury Post)
- A GOP primary is assured in Senate District 44 (Mooresville Tribune)
- In a party-line vote, Wake County commissioners pass a resolution in support of the traditional marriage amendment (N&O)
by David N. Bass
Contributor, Carolina Journal