- Senate Majority Leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, raised $494,740 in 2011 and has nearly half-a-million dollars on hand (Senate Republicans)
- Cape Fear politicians react to the possibility of a delayed primary (WWAY-TV)
- Judge Linda McGee is running for another term on the Court of Appeals (Dome)
- State Auditor Beth Wood, a Democrat, formally announces her bid for a second term (WBTV)
- Republican Dan Forest begins his campaign for lieutenant governor with a stop in Burlington (The Times-News)
- A more detailed story on the Bingham vs. Gallimore Republican primary in the 33rd Senate District (The Dispatch)
- Republican Pat McCrory to officially launch his campaign for governor at a Jan. 31 event in Greensboro (Dome)
by David N. Bass
Contributor, Carolina Journal