Regardless, the eyes of the political world have been fixated on North Carolina. Trump has four events here this week, including one in Greensboro on Tuesday. Governor Tim Walz was in North Carolina twice last week campaigning for Harris, who was last here herself on Oct. 13 for an event in Greenville.

North Carolina's elections board said Friday that 353,166 people cast ballots in the state's first day of early voting.

The more than 353,000 ballots cast signaled enthusiasm in the battleground state, but the significance of the high turnout was unclear.

Early voting begins in the battleground state of North Carolina on Thursday, as the western part of the state still feels the impacts of Hurricane Helene’s flooding three weeks later. More than 400 voting locations in the state’s 100 counties were expected to open Thursday for the early voting period,

On the first day of early voting, residents of western North Carolina weighed which candidates would most help their yearslong recovery.

Bell said 65 percent of North Carolina voters cast their ballot during in-person early voting in 2020. Early voting will be available until Nov. 2, the Saturday before Election Day. Voters can request an absentee ballot until Tuesday, Oct. 29. The deadline to return an absentee ballot is 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 5.

North Carolinians set a record on the first day of early voting in the state, casting 353,166 ballots on Thursday and becoming the second battleground state this week to top its previous mark.

Two North Carolina officials are hopeful their state will see massive voter turnout despite the effects of Helene, and both suggested they think Donald Trump will win.

North Carolina set a record for the first day of early voting, but the impact from Hurricane Helene may still depress turnout across the state, The New […]

Early in-person voting has started in the presidential battleground state of North Carolina. That includes in the mountains, where some potential voters still lack power and clean running water after Hurricane Helene’s epic flooding last month.