? Governor
The Winston-Salem Journal gives Easley the nod.

? Lieutenant governor
The Charlotte Observer endorses Democrat Beverly Perdue, as does the Winston-Salem Journal and the Daily Reflector of Greenville.

? Supreme Court
The Charlotte Observer endorses Sarah Parker and James Wynn, both Democrats, for two officially nonpartisan seats on the high court.

? Constitutional Amendments
The News & Record of Greensboro endorses both the tax-increment financing Amendment One and the anti-charter schools Amendment Two.