The State Board of Elections said Gary M. Dunn of Matthews and Gardenia M. Henley of Winston-Salem filed Friday as candidates for the Democratic primary. They join state Rep. Bill Faison as official candidates for the May primary so far. Lt. Gov. ...

Carolina governor. The State Board of Elections says Gary M. Dunn of Matthews and Gardenia M. Henley of Winston-Salem filed Friday as candidates for the Democratic primary. They join state Rep. Bill Faison as official candidates for the May primary so far.

A number of candidates have bypassed the race, including former University of North Carolina system President Erskine Bowles, Attorney General Roy Cooper, U.S. Reps. Heath Shuler, Mike McIntyre and now Miller. Three candidates have announced: Lt. Gov. ...

He said in a statement that the state needed a governor who would fight the Republican “assault on education,” while his focus in the House has been the economy. Miller is leaving Congress after being drawn into the same district as another Democrat. ...

Etheridge's congressional campaign committee donated $4,000 to his gubernatorial campaign. It's the maximum contribution because state law prohibits transferring federal campaign funds to state races, negating the approximately $140,000 still sitting in...

He lives in Efland. Faison said he has discussed with his children the potential for the divorce case to become public. "As I stand by them they stand with me," he said. A Public Policy Polling survey released Wednesday showed Faison coming in last in...