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Who cast ballots in North Carolina’s 2024 general election? Here’s a look at the data

By Sarah Gleason, Asheville Citizen Times, December 23, 2024 Donald Trump swept the election, winning all seven battleground states, and clinching the Tar Heel State by a larger margin than…
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The Buncombe County Board of Elections met to complete the certification of votes cast during the November 5th presidential election on November 15th. Photo credit: WLOS Staff

Buncombe County Board of Elections certifies votes despite Hurricane Helene challenges

The Buncombe County Board of Elections met to complete the certification of votes cast during the November 5th presidential election on November 15th. Photo credit: WLOS Staff   By Zola…
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For the first time in North Carolina history, a majority of voters will have cast their ballots before Election Day

The total of 115,727 participants in Buncombe County exceeded the early-voting turnout in 2020 by more than 13,000, a jump of 13 percent. Credit: istockphoto.com/Douglas Rissing   Record early-voting turnout…
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Early voter turnout exceeds four million, over half of the state’s registered voters

The North Carolina State Board of Elections has announced that early voting in North Carolina reached a record number of voters. (Photo: WLOS Staff)   By Neydja Petithomme, Saturday, November…
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Early voting ends Saturday in North Carolina, over 3.8 million have voted

North Carolina voters set a record on the first day of the in-person early voting period on Thursday, Oct. 17, with 353,166 ballots accepted at sites statewide. Photo: WLOS Staff…
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North Carolina breaks record for turnout on first day of early voting

By Sarah Gleason, Wilmington StarNews, October 18, 2024 North Carolinians came out in record numbers on the first day of early voting Thursday for the 2024 general election, according to…
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Everything to know about voting in Buncombe County for the 2024 General Election

  By Marisa Sardonia, Wednesday, August 21, 2024   BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — The 2024 General Election is less than 80 days away on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Here is…
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