Election Day in North Carolina: What to know – Spectrum News

Election Day in North Carolina: What to know  Spectrum News

This election, North Carolinians will help decide control in Washington, with many eyes on who's replacing Sen. Thom Tillis. NORTH CAROLINA — Voters across the Tar Heel State will head to the polls to make their voices heard today. More than 2.8 million voters across North Carolina have already cast ballots through early voting, about 35% of all registered voters, according to the State Board of Elections. Early voting for this year’s general election has exceeded early voting numbers in 2022, with about 700,000 more voters making their voice heard. The data shows that of the 2.8 million who voted early, 2,724,425 ballots were cast in person at local board of elections offices and 92,396 were mail-in ballots, as of Monday morning.

One of the most important North Carolina races is the contest for the state's open U.S. Senate seat. Republican Michael Whatley and Democrat Roy Cooper are vying for the seat GOP Sen. Thom Tillis is leaving. Cooper has focused on affordability leading up to Election Day, calling the middle class a "distant dream." The former governor has yet to lose an election in his years of public service. Whatley, the former GOP national chairman, first focused on crime in his campaign. He later shifted focus to the economy, as polling data leading up to Election Day revealed it