The 15 days of early voting have finished — and more New Hanover County voters turned out compared to the 2022 and 2018 midterms. Turnout was up 37% from 2022 and 39% from 2018, which had an additional early voting day.

This letter comes from Josh Kirby of Supply. Kirby is the founder of Citizens for Better Brunswick, a volunteer-run 501(c)(3) that seeks to “reclaim the fiscal and ecological integrity of Brunswick County through direct land protection and structural accountability.”

Libertarian Tom Bailey is running in NC's First Congressional District for the second consecutive election.

More than 16,000 Hispanic voters cast ballots in Mecklenburg County during the early voting period, surpassing the total number of Hispanic voters who participated in the 2022 midterm elections.