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RALEIGH — More than 1 million voters in North Carolina have cast ballots in the 2024 general election, according to preliminary State Board of Elections data.

In Iredell County, a total of 16,523 ballots were cast during the first three days of in-person early voting.

The N.C. turnout total — 1,008,123 ballots cast — includes the following voting methods:

♦ In-person early voting: 916,433
♦ Absentee (civilian): 77,831
♦ Absentee (overseas): 11,168
♦ Absentee (military): 2,691

The ballots cast number represents a statewide turnout of about 13 percent of North Carolina’s nearly 7.8 million registered voters. (Note: These numbers are slightly lower than the actual turnout, as there is a lag between when a voter casts a ballot and when county boards of elections upload this data to the State Board.)

“My sincerest thanks goes out to the county boards of elections and the thousands of election workers around the state who are making this happen,” said Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the State Board. “It has been an incredibly busy few days. Please thank those in your community who are making sure your vote counts.”

Through Saturday, nearly 863,000 voters had cast ballots during the first three days of the in-person early voting period. That’s an increase of 2.4 percent over 2020, when nearly 843,000 voters had cast ballots after three days of in-person voting. In 2020, more voters voted absentee ballots because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Early Voting in Iredell