The 2024 early voting turnout tops the previous North Carolina record set in 2020 when just over 348,000 ballots were cast across the state on the first day of early voting, NCSBE

“Yesterday’s turnout is a clear sign that voters are energized about this election, that they trust the elections process, and that a hurricane will not stop North Carolinians from exercising their right to vote,” Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the board, said in a press release.

North Carolinians came out in record numbers on the first day of early voting Thursday for the 2024 general election, according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections. A total of 353,166 ballots were accepted at sites statewide,