- N.C. Rep. Jennifer Weiss, D-Wake, won’t seek re-election. She is double-bunked with Republican Rep. Tom Murry (Dome)
- Thursday, February 2: The day that N.C. Democrats died? (The Daily Advance)
- Whiteville business owner W. Bernard White, Jr. will run in the Republican primary in Senate District 13 (The News Reporter)
- N.C. Rep. Kelly Hastings, R-Gaston, will seek re-election in House District 110 (Gaston Gazette)
- “Gang of Five” Democratic House member William Brisson of Bladen County draws a primary challenger (Dome)
- Will N.C. Sen. Eric Mansfield, D-Cumberland, run for Lt. Gov? (Dome)
- Gov. Bev Perdue won’t endorse a candidate in the Democratic gubernatorial primary so far (Dome)
- Newspaper editorial: Pat McCrory must move to the center, distance himself from GOP legislature (Winston-Salem Journal)
- N.C. Rep. Edith Warren, D-Pitt, won’t seek re-election in House District 8 (Daily Reflector)
- New Hanover County Commissioner Jonathan Barfield might run in Senate District 9 (Star-News Online)
- N.C. Sen. Dan Blue, D-Wake, is seriously considering a bid for governor (Dome)
- Rep. Chuck McGrady, R-Henderson, will run for re-election in House District 117 (Times-News Online)
- N.C. Sen. Linda Garrou, D-Forsyth, won’t seek another term. She is double bunked with Sen. Pete Brunstetter, R-Forsyth (Winston-Salem Journal)
VIDEO: Pat McCrory releases a new campaign ad on his website:
