North Carolina 2026 primary election voters will decide which candidates represent the Democratic and Republican parties in November races for U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, the state legislature and more.

North Carolina Republicans hope that data indicating voters prefer the GOP over Democrats will give them a boost in the 2026 elections. There are now more registered Republicans than Democrats in North Carolina,

Here are some important dates to remember and the information Triangle voters need to know. Absentee ballots will be mailed out starting Monday. The deadline to request an absentee ballot is February 17 at 5 p.m. Early in-person voting starts on February 12. Primary Election Day is March 3.

Absentee voting for North Carolina's 2026 primary elections begins January 12 with a deadline to request ballots by February 17.

Niqab-wearing LaKeshia M. Alston is running as the only Republican for the state Senate’s 22nd district seat — despite being a lifelong Democrat.

Absentee voting for the 2026 primary election begins Jan. 12, and with it are new rules to ensure votes count. In a news release sent out Thursday, the North Carolina State

The NC State Board of Elections will meet on January 13, 2026, to discuss early voting plans and other issues; the public can attend in person or via Webex.

The midterm elections are here. With less than two months until the North Carolina primary, we get perspective from a reporter and two strategists about the candidates, the issues and more. It’s a 2026 election primer,

North Carolina politics is never boring, but 2026 is shaping up to be unusually consequential. In most election years, you circle November and work backward. Whatever drama is unfolding in Washington ends up tinting everything else down the ballot.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — For the first time since North Carolina began tracking voter registration by party in 2004, registered Republicans now outnumber registered Democrats statewide, according to the latest data from the North Carolina State Board of Elections.

Republicans surpass Democrats in North Carolina voter registration for the first time in state history, marking a dramatic shift in the battleground.