(League of Women Voters of Dare County)

The League of Women Voters of Dare County invites you to hear from candidates for the Dare County Board of Education at a public Candidates Forum on Wednesday, October 14th at 7 p.m.

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In-person early voting for the 2026 general election begins Thursday, Oct. 15 and ends at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31 in all North Carolina counties.

On the same day Dare County kicks off three community meetings on the proposed sales tax increase on the November ballot, Currituck County has released a message making the case for approving a similar referendum there.

By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice
Amid some confusion, NC Senate candidate Jerry Tillett said an Oct. 9 NC 12 Town Hall meeting promoted on his campaign Facebook page is not “intended for campaign purposes.”

Dare County Manager Bobby Outten will provide a presentation and answer questions at the three community meetings in early October to discuss the Nov. 3 ballot question on the proposed quarter-cent sale tax increase—with the revenue to be used for Parks & Rec improvements in the county.

By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice
The Dare County League of Women Voters (LWV) has announced it will sponsor one candidate forum prior to the Nov. 3 election—an Oct. 14 event for the candidates seeking a seat on the Dare County Board of Education.

By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice Unofficially, the General Election season kicks into high gear once the calendar moves past Labor Day weekend, and that should literally become more obvious this week.

On Monday, Aug. 24, outgoing State Senator Bobby Hanig announced he was resigning his District 1 seat early, several months before his term expired on Jan. 1, 2027.  On Saturday, Aug. 29, the NC First Congressional District Republican Party announced that it had selected retired Superior Court Judge Jerry Tillett—who is running to succeed Hanig in November—to temporarily fill the vacancy created by his exit.

After falling just short in her effort to run as an unaffiliated candidate for the District 3 seat on the Dare County Board of Education.

At its meeting on Tuesday, July 21, the Dare County Board of Elections approved the early voting plan for the upcoming Nov. 3, 2026 election.

On the morning of March 4, only hours after the primary polls had closed and Rodney Rawls had been elected Dare County’s next sheriff, there were gracious messages exchanged among some of the competitors.

By Mark Jurkowitz  | Outer Banks Voice
Rodney Rawls prevailed in a four-man field to become the next Dare County Sheriff while one Dare County Commissioner’s seat was won by an incumbent and another captured by a challenger after Primary Election votes were counted on Tuesday, March 3.  

By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice
Some crowded and hard-fought Republican contests have highlighted the local Primary Election season that will culminate on Tuesday, March 3. For those who didn’t vote during the Early Voting period that ended on Feb. 28, the 16 polling locations in Dare County will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on March 3.

By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice
Just under 2,500 Dare County residents have filled out Early Voting primary ballots as of 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 24.

By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice
There are five Republican candidates vying to face incumbent Democrat Don Davis in the state’s 1st Congressional District, which was redrawn by the NC legislature last year to make the District more favorable to Republicans. The Republican candidates are NC State Senator Bobby Hanig; Vice-chair of Lenoir County Board of Commissioners Eric Rouse; Carteret County Sheriff Asa Buck; attorney Ashley-Nicole Russell; and Laurie Buckhout, the Republican nominee for the District 1 seat in 2024 who was defeated by Davis in a close race.

By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice
With Early Voting underway and the March 3 primary looming, three Republican candidates for Dare County Sheriff took questions at a Feb. 20 public forum at the Avon Volunteer Fire Department.

By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice
The Republican primary contest for the NC House District 1 seat pits four-term incumbent Ed Goodwin against challenger and Washington County Commissioner John Spruill. Claude Harris is the Democratic candidate who will face the winner in November.

By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice
The Republican primary battle to replace retiring Dare County Sheriff Doug Doughtie is a closely watched contest as the March 3 primary looms. The winner will be the county’s next sheriff since no Democrat is running.

By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice
The March 3 Republican primary contest between Keith Kidwell and Darren Armstrong will determine the next representative for District 79 in the North Carolina House of Representatives. No Democrat is running for the seat.

By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice
There are four Republican candidates seeking to fill the NC Senate District 1 seat that opened up when incumbent Bobby Hanig announced his candidacy