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What Time Do Polls Open in North Carolina on Election Day 2026?
Election officials say the state is prepared for a smooth vote as turnout runs higher than in 2022 and absentee ballot rules have changed.
- North Carolina set a midterm early-voting record this year, with more than 2.8 million people casting ballots before Election Day, according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- Democratic and unaffiliated voters fueled the high turnout, combining to cast nearly 75% of all ballots as of Thursday, according to state data.
- Turnout among Asian voters nearly doubled compared to 2022, and Black voter participation jumped 1.5 times to reach nearly 600,000 ballots, according to the North Carolina FreeEnterprise Foundation.
- Registered voters must visit their assigned polling locations today, Tuesday, Nov. 3, with polls open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., marking the transition to Election Day voting.
- State officials remind residents that valid photo identification is required to cast a ballot and that all mail-in ballots must be received by 7:30 p.m. today to count.
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Democrats and Unaffiliated Voters Drive Record North Carolina Early Turnout
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA — North Carolina set a new midterm early-voting record this year, with more than 2.8 million people casting ballots before Election Day, including mail ballots. That represents roughly 36% of the state’s registered voters and significantly exceeds turnout at the same stage of the 2022 midterms. Registered Democrats accounted for about 38% of ballots cast, while unaffiliated voters made up roughly 35%. Republicans accounte…
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