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Elections from local newsrooms

From Chapelboro, WRAL and The Wake Weekly, gathered by 6AM News, 6AM City’s local news service, in the last two days.

  1. Chapelboro3 hours ago

    The Evening News – Election Preview, Chatham County Utilities, Mixed Start to Basketball Season

    97.9 The Hill's Andrew Stuckey presents the afternoon news. Included in this edition of the news, we hear more on today's midterm elections locally. We also hear how national trends may play out early in the evening from Public Policy Polling's Tom Jensen. Pittsboro meets with Google Fiber representatives, while Chatham County learns more about new plans for an Enbridge natural gas pipeline, and more. In sports, the men's basketball team holds on for a close win against Western North Carolina, while the women's team takes a loss in to Oklahoma in Paris, and more.

  2. Chapelboro14 hours ago

    The Morning News: Election Day is Here, and So Is UNC Basketball

    In today's news: it's Election Day, with many pivotal races on your ballot; and UNC basketball opens its season with a rough Monday.

  3. WRAL16 hours ago

    Wake voters to decide on $680M school bond, property tax

    The proposed bond is heavy on renovations and new equipment at existing schools and would provide less money toward new schools than previous bonds.

  4. The Wake WeeklyYesterday

    Wake County early voting tops 334,000 ballots, up 53% from 2022 midterm

    Wake County logged 334,127 early votes, up 53% from the 2022 midterm, according to unofficial county figures.

In brief

The short notes of 5AM Fuquay‑Varina’s last two editions. Open one to read it, with its sources.

  • Early votingWake County voters cast 334,127 ballots during the 17-day early voting period that ended Saturday, nearly 115,000 more than the 219,169 cast in 2022 and about 38% of the county's 870,308 eligible voters, according to unofficial county figures.

    Wake County voters cast 334,127 ballots during the 17-day early voting period that ended Saturday, nearly 115,000 more than the 219,169 cast in 2022 and about 38% of the county's 870,308 eligible voters, according to unofficial county figures. "2026 early voting increased by roughly 53% when compared to 2022," Spencer Berg, deputy director of the Wake County Board of Elections, said in an email.

    News Notes · Today’s editionSource: The Wake Weekly