Sen. Jim Jacumin, a three-term Republican from Burke County, won't run for reelection next year.

Jacumin decided not to run again because of concerns over his wife's health, according to a report in the Lenoir News-Topic.

"I've always tried to put God first, family second and country third," Jacumin said in the story. "We celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary a year ago. Everything I've been able to do, she has been a part of it. I told her, 'We've got to put you first now.'"

Rep. Edgar Starnes, a Hickory Republican in his eighth term, will make a decision about running for the seat before Thanksgiving.