Rutherford, McDowell voters cast over 24K early ballots

Registered voters who have not voted can head to their assigned polling place Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Rutherford County recorded 13,572 ballots and McDowell County recorded 10,863 ahead of Tuesday’s election, according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections’ Nov. 1 report.

The figures include in-person early voting and mail ballots cast through Oct. 31.

In Rutherford County, 13,230 voters cast ballots in person. The county also recorded 301 civilian mail ballots, five military mail ballots and 36 overseas mail ballots.

McDowell County recorded 10,636 in-person early ballots, along with 204 civilian mail ballots, three military mail ballots and 20 overseas mail ballots.

Together, the two counties accounted for 24,435 ballots.

Statewide, more than 2.8 million ballots had been cast, representing 35.68% of eligible voters. Registered Democrats accounted for the largest share statewide, followed by unaffiliated voters and Republicans. Those figures describe voters’ registration, not which candidates they supported.

As of Sat. Oct. 31, there were 7,896,829 registered voters statewide.

Registered voters who have not yet voted can cast their ballots Tuesday, Nov. 3, at their precinct's assigned Election Day polling place. Polls open at 6:30 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m.

Find your assigned polling place and sample ballot through the state’s Voter Search tool.

As WCAB News previously reported, the final canvass is Nov. 13 for the official results of the election. Any results before then are unofficial, in accordance with state law.