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Elections in Cary, Durham, Fayetteville and beyond will determine local leaders. Here’s what you need to know about voting rules and how to find information on the candidates.

Many voters say they are concerned about too-rapid development in major cities as they cast votes in council races across NC in 2025.

Election Day has arrived in North Carolina. Registered voters across the state will have the chance to cast their ballots in several municipal races on Tuesday. These

North Carolina had few elections Tuesday that were being watched as indicators of where the state or country might move politically. Democrats one state to our north cruised to victory in the Virginia governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general’s races.

Voters in Charlotte, North Carolina, have reelected Democratic Mayor Vi Lyles after safety concerns in the city increased following a recent stabbing on a commuter train.

What did voters say in this off-year election where some key local races and the transit referendum were on the ballot? What will those decisions mean for the area’s future? Republican spending in local races was up.

Municipal elections will wrap up for 91 of 100 counties across North Carolina on Tuesday. Most of the state’s 550 cities, towns and villages that administrate development, policing, trash service, local taxation and other issues decide leadership in this election cycle that is mostly known as an off year.

View your personal sample ballot before you head to the polls by visiting the site below. Make sure to enter your first and last name to locate your voter record and then scroll down to the “Your Sample Ballot” section. How did you vote in the last election? Check here to see your voting record with the North Carolina State Board of Elections.

North Carolina Democrats’ hopes for 2026 — to flip a U.S. Senate seat, end the Republican party’s supermajority in the state House and strike back against a new congressional map that heavily favors the GOP — got a boost Tuesday after the Democratic party swept statewide races in Virginia,

Unofficial elections results are in for the Weaverville mayoral race and both Weaverville and Woodfin town councils. Who will fill the seats?

On election day, registered voters in North Carolina may vote at their assigned polling place. Polling places will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Any voter in line at their assigned polling place at 7:30 p.m. will be able to vote.