Six More Days: Tracking the Early Voting Horse Race

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We’ve checked in with the Locke Vote Tracker for early voting info through Sunday evening, October 25.

So far, a total of 1,510,848 people have turned out to vote in the 2026 General Election in North Carolina.

 

District 4 (currently held by Valarie Foushee – D) and District 11 (currently held by Chuck Edwards-R) have by far the biggest turnout in the state.  District 11 is amid an election to fill an empty seat.  

District 7 held by David Rouzer is 3rd place while District 2 (held by Deborah Ross-D) is fourth place.  District 1 (currently held by Don Davis-D) is fifth place while the 13th district (held by Brad Knott-R) is in sixth place.  

Remember, District 1 has a hotly contested race with a lot of national attention. 

Let’s look at the Top 5  NC House districts leading in early voting turnout.

  •  District 17 – Iler(R)
  • District 19 – Miller (R)
  • District 29  – Alston (D)
  • District 54 – Reives (D)
  • District 114 – Ager (D)

And now let’s look at the Top 9 state senate districts:

  • District 8 – Rabon (R)
  • District 13 – Grafstein (D)
  • District 20 – Murdock (D)
  • District 23 – Garson (D)
  • District 31 – Jones (R)
  • District 35 – Johnson (R)
  • District 38 – Lowe (D)
  • District 48 – Mayfield (D)
  • District 49 – Moffit (R)

Early voting ends on October 31.  Election Day is November 3.