- Pat McCrory officially announces for governor (Charlotte Observer)
- “Jobs” gubernatorial candidate Bill Faison lays off workers form his law firm (WRAL-TV)
- Lee County school board member Bill Tatum will run for House District 51 seat, now held by Republican freshman Mike Stone (Sanford Herald)
- Republicans rally for Pat McCrory in Raleigh (News 14 Carolina)
- Democrats want Erskine Bowles in the N.C. governor’s race (N&O)
- And another one bites the dust: Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines won’t run for governor (Winston-Salem Journal)
- Republican B.J. Lawson, two-time failed candidate for U.S. House, won’t run for office (Dome)
- Former U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge and former Lt. Gov. Dennis Wicker discuss the gubernatorial race (Sanford Herald)
- U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler, Democrat of N.C.’s 11th Congressional District, ends speculation that he might run for governor — he won’t be (Citizen-Times)
- N.C. Rep. Diane Parfitt, D-Cumberland, won’t run for re-election (Associated Press)
- And another House Democrat decides not to run: Alice Bordsen, representative from Alamance County, won’t seek another term (WRAL-TV)
by David N. Bass
Contributor, Carolina Journal