Primary results
- Pender County 2024 primary election results show several upsets
- Republican incumbents hang onto their seats in Brunswick County primaries
- Cape Fear region 2024 primary election results: Brunswick incumbents hold fast, upsets in Pender
- Brunswick County BOE candidates Steven Barger, Vickie Smith, and Catherine Cooke move forward to the general
- Three Republicans, three Democrats move forward to NHC school board general election contest
- Max Ashworth wins GOP primary for Superior Court judicial seat
What primary races are happening in the Cape Fear?
WHQR Election News, Candidate Interviews
- Pender County Board of Elections says voting machine issues are being “handled”
- Early voting in New Hanover County skews Republican for a largely uncontested Democratic primary
- Two Republicans in Brunswick County Commission District 3 primary, unaffiliated candidate eyes general election
- Phil Cordeiro and Tommy Reeves fight for District 5 of Pender County Board of Ed
- GOP candidates in the primary race for Superior Court judge in New Hanover County
- Incumbent Pender County Commissioner Jackie Newton faces two GOP primary challenges
- Two Republicans running in District 2 for Brunswick County school board after incumbent David Robinson passes away
- Forum: Republican candidates in the 2024 New Hanover County school board primary election
- Lavar Marlow and Vickie Smith compete for a seat on Brunswick County's Board of Education District 1
- Steven Barger and Shirley Babson face off in the Republican primary for Brunswick County Board of Education, District 4
- Development on the ballot: Frank Williams and Erik Tammaru face off in Brunswick County Commissioner primary
- Cape Fear Rundown: Voting has begun!
- School board candidates speak on potential job cuts, admin and more at forum by WECT, WHQR, and PCD (Full forum video embedded)
- Democratic school board candidate Cynthia Munoz ends campaign, citing safety concerns
- Poll workers, voters adapting to North Carolina’s photo ID requirement (WUNC)
Voter Registration
- Voters can register and vote in person during the Early Voting Period beginning on Thursday, February 15.
Which ballot to vote?
- Unaffiliated voters may choose to vote in any one political party’s ballot or a nonpartisan ballot (if available).
- If you’re a registered Democrat or Republican, you’ll vote that ballot
Voter Photo ID Required
All voters will be asked to show photo ID when voting in North Carolina. Along with a driver’s license, there are many other accepted photo IDs including:
- State ID from the NCDMV (also called “non-operator ID”)
- Driver’s license or non-driver ID from another state, District of Columbia, or U.S. territory (only if voter registered in North Carolina within 90 days of the election)
- U.S. Passport or U.S. Passport card
- North Carolina voter photo ID card issued by a county board of elections (see Get a Free Voter Photo ID)
- College or university student ID approved by the State Board of Elections (see box below)
- State or local government or charter school employee ID approved by the State Board of Elections (see box below)
Anyone in need of an accepted identification card can get a free ID card from the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles or from their county board of elections office.
All voters will be allowed to vote with or without a photo ID. If a voter cannot show photo ID when voting in person, voters can still submit a ballot by filling out an ID Exception Form which will be available at the polling station.
Three ways to vote:
ABSENTEE BY-MAIL VOTING — Any registered voter can request an absentee ballot by mail. No special circumstance is needed to vote by absentee ballot. Absentee ballots may be requested until 5 p.m. on February 27, 2024. Voters who plan to vote absentee by mail can submit their requests in a variety of ways, but the requests must be received by your local board of elections by the deadline.
Voters who are mailing their requests should allow enough time for the requests to be received by 5 p.m. on February 27. If this is the preferred method of voting, individuals are encouraged to request a ballot immediately to allow sufficient time to receive, vote, and return the ballot.
Once a ballot is complete, it can be returned by mailing it in the return envelope or by hand delivering it in the return envelope to the Board of Elections office, or to any of the Early Voting locations during the Early Voting period. All completed civilian absentee ballots must be received in the county board of elections office by 7:30 p.m. on Election Day, whether returned by mail or in-person.
Additional information on absentee voting is available here.
Those interested in tracking the status of a returned ballot, the NC State Board of Elections has an online tracking tool. To check on the status of a returned absentee by mail ballot, click here or visit NorthCarolinaBallotTrax.net.
EARLY VOTING — Early Voting (formerly referred to as “One-Stop”) begins on Thursday, February 15 and ends on Saturday, March 2. Early voting allows voters to cast a ballot in-person prior to Election Day at any Early Voting location, versus voting at their designated polling place on Election Day. It allows for more flexibility and typically has shorter lines than Election Day polling places.
To use same-day registration, a person must complete a voter registration application and show an election official proof of a residential address in the county. This proof of address may consist of a current and valid photo ID or a document showing the name and current address of the applicant.
Curbside voting will also be available at all Early Voting sites for anyone unable to enter the voting location due to age, physical disability, and physical barriers encountered at the voting place.
ELECTION DAY, TUESDAY, MARCH 5 — Election Day is Tuesday, March 5, and voters who have not taken part in absentee or Early Voting will need to visit their assigned polling place that is specific to their voting precinct.
Where is my polling station located?
Click here to enter your address and locate your polling station.
Searching for your sample ballot?
Your sample ballot may differ from others within your precinct depending on which state representatives you’ll be voting for. Brunswick County and Pender County both have districted races.
To view sample ballots, registered voters must enter their first and last names into the Voter Search, pull up their voter record, and scroll down to “Your Sample Ballot.”