Free ride
With the close of the filing period, some candidates for office find they have themselves a free ride.
Republican Rep. John Blust has no Democratic or Republican challengers filed against him.
Likewise, Democratic Reps. Earl Jones and Pricey Harrison have no opponents signed up.
Although write-in campaigns are conceivable, they rarely work. That gives these three an almost clear path to re-election.
Update: Unless there's some piece of data out there right now from this morning that I don't have, it also looks like Sen. Phil Berger gets a free ride to victory. The Rockingham County Republican represents parts of Guilford County.
Likewise, Sen. Stan Bingham, a Davidson Republican who represents parts of High Point, also appears to have a clear path to re-election.
