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.

More than 622,000 Georgia voters have turned in their ballots since early voting started in the swing state two days ago. With less than three weeks left until the election, both the Harris and Trump campaigns are focused on garnering votes from swing states,