Here’s what to watch in North Carolina’s 2026 primaries as early voting begins today

By: Brandon Kingdollar, Christine Zhu

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: February 12, 2026

Words: 884

Last Updated: 1 week, 3 days ago

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North Carolina’s 2026 primary elections are about to kick off, setting up key congressional, state legislative and judicial races in November. Here are the races NC Newsline is watching.

Early voting begins at 8 a.m. on Thursday. Voters who are not already registered will have the opportunity to do so at polling sites until the end of the early voting period at 3 p.m. on Feb. 28. Election day in the primary is March 3.

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