More than one million voters in North Carolina have already cast their ballots for the 2024 general election, according to the preliminary State Board of Elections data.
The early voting period began earlier this week. As of 4 p.m. Sunday, a total of 1,008,123 ballots have been casted.
“My sincerest thanks goes out to the county boards of elections and the thousands of election workers around the state who are making this happen,” said Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the State Board. “It has been an incredibly busy few days. Please thank those in your community who are making sure your vote counts.”
The total number represents a statewide turnout of about 13% of the 7.8 million registered voters in North Carolina.
Here is a breakdown of the voting methods used:
- In-person early voting: 916,433
- Absentee (civilian): 77,831
- Absentee (overseas): 11,168
- Absentee (military): 2,691
Through Saturday, approximately 863,000 voters had cast their ballots, an increase of 2.4% from 2020, according to the NCSBE data.
Early voting runs through Saturday, November 2nd.
