North Carolina

North Carolina Voters Share Stories of Historic Election Season

Though Hurricane Helene ravaged the western part of the state, North Carolina saw a record number of early voting ballots cast.
North Carolina Voters Share Stories of Historic Election Season
Voters continued to file during the middle of the afternoon at the precinct located at Greater Galilee Baptist Church in Charlotte, N.C., on Nov. 5, 2024. Jennifer Podis for The Epoch Times
Jeff Louderback
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CHARLOTTE, N.C.—North Carolina’s election season has been anything but normal.

Hurricane Helene ravaged 25 counties in the western part of the state, leading former President and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump to say that he initially thought that only half of the voters in those mostly conservative-leaning communities would head to the polls.

Jeff Louderback
Jeff Louderback
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Jeff Louderback covers major news and politics, including the Make America Healthy Again movement and regenerative farming. Since joining The Epoch Times in 2022, he has covered national elections, the Robert F. Kennedy Jr. presidential campaign, the East Palestine train derailment, and the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina. Jeff has 30-plus years of professional experience as a reporter, editor, and author.