More than 350,000 ballots cast as early voting opens in North Carolina
More than 350,000 ballots have been cast in North Carolina on the first day of early voting, according to data reported by the state's elections board.
The North Carolina State Board of Elections reported on its website that 353,166 ballots were cast Thursday as early voting began in the state.
That surpasses the 348,599 ballots cast on the first day of early voting in the Tar Heel State during the 2020 election, according to North Carolina political scientist Michael Bitzer.
Party registration for early, in-person voting was split, with Democrats at 36.3 percent, Republicans at 34.7 percent and unaffiliated at 28.6 percent, Bitzer noted in another post.
Another 75,133 absentee ballots were also cast Thursday, according to the state elections board.
Democrats have pushed for supporters to vote early to build up an advantage against a traditional GOP edge among voters who cast their ballots on Election Day.
Vice President Harris has eyed North Carolina as a top potential pickup opportunity this year, and she trails by 1 point in Decision Desk HQ and The Hill's polling index.
Former President Trump leads Harris 48.9 percent to 47.9 percent in the state. North Carolina has traditionally gone toward the GOP nominee going back decades, though former President Obama won it in 2008 and President Biden came within 1 point of defeating Trump there in 2020.
Georgia, another battleground state, has also seen voters cast early ballots in record numbers; more than 932,000 votes, including absentee ballots, were recorded as of Friday morning, Gabriel Sterling, chief operations officer for Georgia's secretary of State's office, posted on the social platform X.
Polling averages from The Hill/Decision Desk HQ show Trump leading Harris by almost 2 points in Georgia, 49 percent to 47.1 percent.
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