Press Releases

This release serves to update the public on the status of general election results and certain processes now underway across the state.
The State Board of Elections Office is circulating the below outline of post-election processes administered throughout the state’s 100 counties.
5 things North Carolina voters should remember as they head to the polls on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8.
The State Board of Elections today released demographic statistics for the 2014 general election.
All 100 county boards of election will meet Friday morning to authenticate results from the 2014 General Election. County-level canvass certifies results in most single-county contests. The State Board of Elections will meet Tuesday, November 25 to certify results for all federal, judicial, and multicounty contests.
The State Board of Elections results website has encountered intermittent outages and updating lags. The Agency is working with the State Office of Information Technology to increase bandwidth and resolve these display errors.
More North Carolinians voted early and within fewer days than in any prior midterm election.
More than 105,000 North Carolinians cast ballots Tuesday to decide 19 runoff contests across 37 counties.
The State Board of Elections today authenticated results for the May 6 Primary. More North Carolinians voted early and within fewer days compared to 2010, the most recent non-presidential primary year. Statewide participation increased to 15.8% of registered voters compared to 14.4% in 2010.