SOUTHEASTERN N.C. — Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Polls open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
If you have yet to cast a ballot for the 2026 midterm elections, be sure to head to the polls on Tuesday and help shape the leadership for New Hanover, Brunswick and Pender counties.
Here are a few notes to keep in mind ahead of Election Day:
- A valid ID is required to cast a ballot in North Carolina. If you do not have an ID you will have fill out a photo ID exemption form.
- Only registered voters can vote Tuesday and must go to their precinct location. Check here to see if you’re registered to vote.
- Check here to see your sample ballot.
Every election season, Port City Daily publishes FREE candidate questionnaires, which have been linked below so you can learn where candidates stand on issues facing the region.
U.S. House of Representatives District 7
N.C. General Assembly
New Hanover County
- NHC Board of Commissioners
- NHC Board of Education
- NHC and Pender Supreme and District Court Judges
- NHC Soil and Water District
- NHC Clerk of Superior Court
Brunswick County
Pender County
- Pender Board of Commissioners
- Pender Board of Education — uncontested
- NHC and Pender Supreme and District Court Judges
- Pender Clerk of Superior Court
Be sure to check out other election reporting from Port City Daily, including information about the three constitutional amendments on the ballot this year. Click ‘read more’ below to access the articles.
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