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Early voting in state, county tops 2004 totals

Posted on October 30, 2008October 31, 2008 by Staff

by Kirk Ross

As predicted, a surge of early voting has topped totals reached in 2004.
With early voting set to end on Saturday at 1 5 p.m., 35,154 residents have cast their ballots at the five early voting in Orange County as of the close of business on Tuesday.

That compares to 30,245 who cast their ballots during the early voting period in 2004.

Lines remained long at the early voting sites including a new site in northern Orange County where voting had lagged last week. As of Tuesday 12,627 had cast their ballots at the Morehead Planetarium site; 7,821 at Carrboro Town Hall; 7,671 at the Orange County Public Library in Hillsborough; 5,962 at the Seymour Senior Center and 1,073 at the Northern Human Services Center.

Statewide, more than 1.6 million people have cast their ballots early with 54 percent of them Democrats, 29 percent Republican and 17 percent registered as unaffiliated.

North Carolina and its 15 electoral votes is considered a battleground state this year and both presidential candidates and their running mates have been in the state this week.

Democrat Barack Obama spoke at a rally in Raleigh on Wednesday ahead of his nationally televised 30 minute closing argument on Wednesday evening.

Republican John McCain was in Fayetteville on Tuesday calling for support from military families in his effort.

Libertarian Bob Barr was also in the state this week campaigning on campus at Duke and UNC-Chapel Hill.

Once the early voting period ends, polls will shut down for two days as election workers ready machines and ballots for Election Day.

In addition to the presidential contest, there are 22 contested races on the ballot this year. Polls open Tuesday, Nov. 4 at 6:30 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m.

Contested races on the ballot include:

• U.S. Senate — GOP incumbent Elizabeth Dole is being challenged by Democrat Kay Hagan and Libertarian Christopher Cole;

• U.S. Congress — Democratic incumbent David Price is being challenged by Republican B. J. Lawson;

• Governor — Democratic Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue, Republican Mayor of Charlotte Pat McCrory and Libertarian Mike Munger are all vying to replace outgoing Democrtic Governor Mike Easley;

• Lt. Governor — Republican Robert Pittinger, Democrat Walter Dalton — both of whom are state senators — and Libertarian Phillip Rhodes are in the running;

• Attorney General — Incumbent Democrat Roy Cooper is being challenged by Bob Crumley;

• State Auditor — Incumbent Republican Les Merritt is being challenged by Democrat Beth Wood;

• Agriculture Commissioner — Incumbent Republican Steve Troxler is facing Democrat Ronnie Ansley;

• Insurance Commissioner — Democrat Wayne Goodwin, Repubican John Odom and Libertarian Mark McMains are vying for an open seat;

• Labor Commissioner — Incumbent Republican Cherie Berry is being challenged by Democrat Mary Fant Donnan;

• Secretary of State — Incombent Elaine Marshall is facing Republican Jack Sawyer;

• Public Instruction — Incombent Democratic Superintendent June Atkinson is facing Republican Richard Morgan;

• Treasurer — Democrat Janet Cowell and Republican Bill Daughtridge are vying for an open seat;

• State Senate District 23 — Incombent Democrat Ellie Kinnaird is facing Republican challenger Greg Bass; and

• County Commisioner At-Large — Democrat Bernadette Pelissier and Republican Kevin Wolff are vying for the newly created at-large seat.

Candidates in non-partisan judicial races include:

• Associate Justice, Supreme Court — Bob Edmonds, Jr. and Suzanne Reyolds;

• Court of Appeals — Jewel Ann Farlow and Jim Wynn;

• Court of Appeals — Sam J. Ervin, Jr. and Kristin Ruth;

• Court of Appeals — Cheri Beasley and Doug McCullough;

• Court of Appeals — Dan Barrett and Linda Stephens;

• Court of Appeals — John Arrowood and Bob Hunter;

• District Court Judge — Alonzo Coleman, Jr. and Betsy Wolfenden; and

• District Court Judge — Glenn Gerding and Page Vernon
Note: Gerding announced earlier this month that he was conceding the race, but did so after the ballot had been set.

2 thoughts on “Early voting in state, county tops 2004 totals”

  1. ManWeaver says:
    October 30, 2008 at 4:37 pm

    Kudos to the Citizen for not “coming out” for any candidates. It is the only newspaper within a 50 mile radius to avoid puking its opinion on the public.

    Good job!

  2. Bob says:
    October 31, 2008 at 1:12 pm

    Not so fast! 2 Democratic voters for McCain- Recorded first day of voting Kerry received 27% 0f white vote 2004

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