NC officials express confidence in election integrity as early voting begins

By: Clayton Henkel

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: October 15, 2026

Words: 666

Last Updated: 2 days, 9 hours ago

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Early voting is off to a strong start for the 2026 midterms with more than 27,000 ballots cast before noon Thursday, the first day of early in-person voting, according to North Carolina State Board of Elections Executive Director Sam Hayes.

Seventy-four percent of North Carolina voters cast their ballots early in the 2024 general election, and Hayes anticipates similar participation this year across the state’s 370 early voting sites.

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