- Democrat Elisabeth Motsinger, a school board member in Forsyth County, announces bid to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx in the 5th Congressional District (Winston-Salem Journal)
- In court filings, redistricting critics push to delay May primary to July (Associated Press)
- N.C. Sen. Stan Bingham, R-Davidson, will have a primary challenger in Senate District 33 (The Dispatch)
- Republican Mike Causey announces his bid to win the GOP nomination for insurance commissioner (Dome)
- Republican A.J. Daoud wants to be secretary of state and face off against Democrat Elaine Marshall (Mount Airy News)
- N.C. Rep. Bill McGee, R-Forsyth, won’t seek re-election in the 75th House District (Winston-Salem Journal)
- A profile of N.C. Supreme Court justice Paul Newby, the only member of the high court up for re-election in 2012 (Salisbury Post)
by David N. Bass
Contributor, Carolina Journal