- Former N.C. Sen. John Snow, a Democrat, campaigns in the western part of the state for his old Senate seat (Macon News)
- Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue sits down with WRAL-TV’s David Crabtree to explain why she is not running for re-election (WRAL-TV)
- Marriage amendment opponents rally for their cause in Carrboro (N&O)
- Democrat Cal Cunningham says that he won’t run for lieutenant governor (The Focal Points)
- Erskine Bowles in 2010: “I was a terrible politician” (Dome)
- Rockingham Mayor Gene McLaurin will run for the seat now occupied by the retiring N.C. Sen. Bill Purcell, D-Scotland (Laurinburg Exchange)
- Former Greenville city councilman Jack Wall will run against N.C. Rep. Marian McLawhorn, D-Pitt, in House District 9 (The Daily Reflector)
- Republican Jerry Evans, a realtor, announces a bid in House District 6 (Washington Daily News)
- Cabarrus County commissioner Jay White, a Republican, announces his candidacy in House District 82 (Independent Tribune)
by David N. Bass
Contributor, Carolina Journal