Yesterday the State of North Carolina held elections for municipalities, where there were 85 contests in total across North Carolina. Below are some of the facts about the elections yesterday.
- 16 Mayoral Races
- 18 Towns or cities that held city council or town alderman races
- 4 County’s with Commissioner Races
- 2 Bond Referendums
- 1 School Board Race
Many of the counties had multiple city council races which was the reason for the large amount of contests, even though not a large amount of towns participating. Wake County was the only county to hold a bond referendum. The City of Raleigh held a $75 million transportation bond and Wake County held a $810 million school bond, both of which passed overwhelmingly.
- 23 Counties held elections yesterday
- 170,527 ballots were cast
- Statewide there was 11.29% voter turnout
- Carteret County had the largest voter turnout by percentage of registered voters, 37.04%
- Mecklenburg County had the least voter turnout by percentage of registered voters, 1.67%
- Wake County had the most voters with 98,528 participating
- Richmond had the least voters with 75 participating