• Romney, Gingrich, and Santorum are in a three-way tie in North Carolina, according to the latest results from Public Policy Polling (Dome)
  • GOP’er Jeff Howell wants retiring Rep. Carolyn Justice’s seat in the House (Star-News Online)
  • State Rep. Bill Cook, R-Beaufort, formally announces his bid for the Senate District 1 seat (Beaufort Observer)
  • Another report on former state Sen. John Snow’s announced bid to retake his old Senate seat (Macon News)
  • Republican Dan Forest, candidate for lieutenant governor, makes his case for a return to conservative and Christian principles of government (Record & Landmark)
  • The N.C. Free Enterprise Foundation has an update on the latest numbers in the gubernatorial race (NCFEF)
  • State Sen. Stan Bingham, R-Davidson, responds to allegations from his primary opponent on fiscal and social issues (The Dispatch)