North Carolina voters in 447 municipalities and 88 counties elected mayors, city councils, boards of education, boards of commissioners and voted on a few ballot referendums. According to an analysis from Western Carolina University political science professor Chris Cooper, about 39% of North Carolina voters were eligible to vote.
Each municipality’s election was defined by its own local issues, candidates and drama. At stake is who will lead those communities for the next two, three or four years. Election winners will guide tax policy, development and growth, education policy and budgetary decisions.
Many of North Carolina’s municipal elections are nonpartisan — although that doesn’t stop electioneers from each political party outside the polls passing out sample ballots with their recommended candidates.
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