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North Carolina Special Election: Voters Head to the Polls | |
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Primary voters in North Carolina are going to the polls on Tuesday, looking to thin a field of more than two dozen candidates who are running to replace Walter B. Jones Jr., a longtime congressman who died in February. Mr. Jones, a Republican, had held the seat in the Third Congressional District on the Atlantic Coast from 1995 until his death. | Primary voters in North Carolina are going to the polls on Tuesday, looking to thin a field of more than two dozen candidates who are running to replace Walter B. Jones Jr., a longtime congressman who died in February. Mr. Jones, a Republican, had held the seat in the Third Congressional District on the Atlantic Coast from 1995 until his death. |
Polls are open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Eastern. Voters can find their election day polling place with the state’s voter lookup or polling place tools. As of Friday, about four percent of voters had already cast early votes. | Polls are open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Eastern. Voters can find their election day polling place with the state’s voter lookup or polling place tools. As of Friday, about four percent of voters had already cast early votes. |
First results, usually of early voting, are expected shortly after polls close. The Times will have live results and maps when data is available. | First results, usually of early voting, are expected shortly after polls close. The Times will have live results and maps when data is available. |
If no candidate receives more than 30 percent of the vote on Tuesday, the candidate who receives the second highest number of votes may demand a second primary, which would take place July 9. | If no candidate receives more than 30 percent of the vote on Tuesday, the candidate who receives the second highest number of votes may demand a second primary, which would take place July 9. |
Voters here lean heavily Republican. President Trump won the district by 24 percentage points in 2016. | Voters here lean heavily Republican. President Trump won the district by 24 percentage points in 2016. |
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