Election Day in Macon County

Election day has come and passed in Macon County North Carolina. A total of 21,905 people voted in the election, roughly 74% of the 29,343 registered voters in the county. A little over 17,000 of those were early and absent voters. This year’s turnout exceeded the Board of Elections expectation of 20,000 voters. We spoke […]

Election Day – Decision time

Finally the Election Day is here! That doesn’t mean that we will know the results who won by the end of the night. The Western Carolina Journalist election team will have updates during the election day so make sure to follow us on Twitter at @theWCJournalist and read our updates on the site. North Carolina […]

Revving up for Election Day

Tomorrow is finally the day. After a contentious campaign season marked by a whirlwind of advertising and controversy, the 2012 United States presidential election is this Tuesday, Nov. 6. A CNN national poll released today shows a statistical dead heat between incumbent President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney. WCU’s CatTran shuttle service will […]