- N.C. Rep. Larry Womble, D-Forsyth, won’t seek re-election due to health concerns; he endorses Rep. Earline Parmon, D-Forsyth, for the Senate seat he had planned to seek (Winston-Salem Journal)
- A lengthier article on Dan Eichenbaum’s decision to not run in the 11th Congressional District (Citizen-Times)
- State Treasurer Janet Cowell, a Democrat running for re-election, gets prime-time treatment on Good Morning America (Dome)
- U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers, Republican of the 2nd Congressional District, confirms that she will seek re-election (The Pilot)
- Jeff Hunt, seeking the Republican nomination in the 11th Congressional District, says that the Obama administration is intentionally keeping gas prices high (Citizen-Times)
- Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton, a Democrat, kicked off his campaign for governor Tuesday (Dome)
- Republican Ilario Pantano “warns” opponents about attacks in the 7th Congressional District GOP primary (WECT-TV)
- Democrat Eric Mansfield, who currently serves as a state senator from Fayetteville, kicks off campaign for lieutenant governor (Fayetteville Observer)
VIDEO: Democrat Bill Faison releases his first campaign ad of the gubernatorial primary:
