With many of the state’s new N.C. House districts skewing heavily Republican or heavily Democratic, odds are many districts’ winners will be determined in the May primary.

While only a handful of the candidates have a legitimate shot at victory, 11 Democrats and 14 Republicans are running for U.S. Senate. Five of the congressional primaries will have at least eight candidates on the ballot for voters to choose from.

Friday has a noon deadline for candidates to file in the May primary, but the U.S. Supreme Court still hasn’t weighed in.

While it’s common for N.C. House members to move to the Senate, it’s rare for senators to give up their seat to run for House.

The bipartisan redistricting compromise over the redrawn N.C. House map wasn’t reached until just a few hours before the House floor vote. But House Democratic Leader Robert Reives says the seeds of that compromise were planted months earlier.

Candidate filing is under way through noon on Friday. Here's the latest new filings of note

After a hectic few weeks of court moves and redrawn maps, candidate filing finally resumed at 8 a.m. Thursday.