Election researchers say strong early participation could signal higher turnout than in recent midterms.

MECKLENBURG COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Lines stretched at several of Mecklenburg County’s 25 early voting sites this weekend, with just hours left to cast a ballot. By Saturday, more than 2.6 million people voted statewide, with more than 33% voter turnout. In Mecklenburg County, more than 265,000 have voted early. “The big thing […]

Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate Michael Whatley holds an event with local lawmakers in Concord, North Carolina.

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3.

Early voting has ended in North Carolina, with turnout increasing compared with the previous midterm election.

A comprehensive study conducted by the Harvard ALARM (Algorithm-Assisted Redistricting Methodology) project studied the 44 states in which there was more than one congressional district and determined that North Carolina trails only Texas,

Sheila Scarborough is a retired veteran who moved from Washington D.C. to North Carolina with dreams of a stress-free retirement, but one utility bill pushed her into sleeping in her car. CNN’s Phil Mattingly traveled to North Carolina to hear from residents like her about how their struggles with affordability will impact their vote this midterm election.

In one of the more surprising developments in this election cycle, former Governor Roy Cooper of North Carolina and Senator Jon Ossoff of Georgia both appear to be cruising to victory in states that are normally very hard for Democrats to win. Polls show them with leads close to or above double digits. Perhaps an even stronger indication of Cooper’s and Ossoff’s positions is that Republican campaign committees have shifted spending away from...

Democrats are trying to unseat Cotham, who left their party in 2023, in southeast Mecklenburg County.