Almost 16K ballots cast in Dare County ahead of early voting conclusion Saturday
Nearly 25,000 ballots have been cast in the three Outer Banks counties, matching the pace set four years ago ahead of early voting coming to end Saturday at 3 p.m.
Statewide, more than 3.6 million ballots have been cast either in-person or by mail so far, accounting for over 46 percent of the state’s registered voters.
And in-person early voting in North Carolina for this general election is expected to surpass the record turnout in 2020.
According to statistics posted by the state Board of Elections on Thursday morning, there have been 15,869 ballots cast in Dare County.
Of that total, 14,879 votes were in-person, 856 civilian mail-in, 96 from overseas voters and 38 military.
Currituck County reported 8,137 ballots cast, 7,656 in-person, 430 civilian mail-in, 35 military and 16 overseas.
In Hyde County, there have been 972 votes cast, with 919 in-person, 47 civilian mail-in, four from overseas and two by members of the military.
The vast majority of the early in-person votes from Hyde were cast during a two-day period last week on Ocracoke Island.
Elsewhere in the region, Pasquotank County has reported 12,109 total ballots; Chowan 4,878; Perquimans 4,395; Washington Co. 3,611; Camden 3,484; Gates 3,029; and Tyrrell 879.
Of the 3,622,810 ballots reported through Wednesday in North Carolina, 3,431,733 were by early in-person voters, 169,460 civilian mail-in, 16,281 from overseas registered voters, and 5,336 military members.
Through the 14th day of early voting in the November 2020 election, 3,200,004 in-person, 862,825 civilian by mail, 13,428 overseas and 7,711 military ballots had been recorded.
The 2020 election was conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in a significant increase in voting by mail.
Absentee voting started later in 2024 due to a court decision requiring the removal of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name from the ballot.
In-person early voting in North Carolina runs through Saturday, Nov. 2 at 3 p.m., while mail-in absentee ballots must be received by county election board offices by Tuesday, Nov. 5 at 7:30 p.m.
Early voting sites in Dare County are located at the Dare County Administration Building, 954 Marshall C. Collins Drive, Manteo; Kill Devil Hills Town Hall, 102 Town Hall Drive, Kill Devil Hills; and Fessenden Center Annex, 47017 Buxton Back Road, Buxton.
Early voting times in Dare County are weekdays from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, Nov. 2 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
In Currituck County, early voting will be available at the Board of Elections office, 2795 Caratoke Hwy, Currituck, weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturday, Nov. 2 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Hyde County voters can early vote at the Board of Elections office, 1223 Main Street, Swan Quarter, weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Saturday, Nov. 2 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
To find early voting sites and schedules in your county visit Early Voting Site Search.
Click the links below to view candidate and ballot initiative lists and/or sample ballots for:
For all counties in North Carolina, you can find your sample ballot by entering your information into the state’s Voter Search database and navigate to “Your Sample Ballot.”
