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RALEIGH -- Keeping track of who's in and who's out in North Carolina's 2012 election season is pretty much a full time job these days. And, for the first time in decades, some of the most interesting races on the Congressional level.

“It has been a pretty static group of people since the end of the 1980's,” says Andy Taylor, political science professor with N.C. State University.

Three of North Carolina's current members of the congressional delegation will hang up their hats at the end of 2012: Charlotte area's Sue Myrick of the 9th District, Heath Shuler of western North Carolina and the 11th District and Raleigh area's Brad Miller of the 13th District.

Add to this the newly-drawn congressional district lines that are not necessarily friendly to some of the current incumbent members of the delegation and there are expected to be even more seats changing hands.

“You are going to need a scorecard to keep track of the players,” said political analyst David McLennan with William Peace University. “There really are just so many new faces and the potential for so many new faces.”

But what does all this change mean once the delegation gets to DC next January?

Right now, North Carolina has some of the longest serving members of Congress, with Representatives Coble, Price and Watt.

Retiring Myrick, Shuler and Miller didn't rank bad either. But political observers say this might not matter.

“As you have seen with the 2010 class, even North Carolina's own Renee Ellmers,” said McLennan, “you don't have to have a lot of seniority to have a lot of power.”

But that doesn't mean that 2012's winner will be able walk into Washington and immediately get things accomplished.

“There is a learning curve. There is no doubt about it,” said Taylor. There is a still a culture of apprenticeship. They still need to learn the ropes, build relationships, build coalitions to get the kind of legislation through that you want.”