Dare County Board of Education Member Mary Ellon Balance issued this Nov. 21 release announcing her intention to run for the Dare County Board of Commissioners representing District 4 in the fall 2024 election. The current District 4 representative on the board is Danny Couch.  Full story

By Mark Jurkowitz  | Outer Banks Voice
Bea Basnight, who had previously served 12 years on the Dare County Board of Education, has been selected by the Executive Committee of the Dare County Republican Party to fill the vacancy on the Dare County Board of Commissioners created when Jim Tobin passed away on Oct. 18.  The board of commissioners will vote on approving her appointment at its Dec. 4 meeting. Full story

Here’s what to know as you head to the polls
Tuesday, Nov. 7 is Election Day in Dare County with local races in all six municipalities. Here is a listing of the candidates on the ballot and the towns they are running in. Full story

By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice
There will be new mayors in Kill Devil Hills and Manteo after incumbent commissioners defeated the incumbent mayors in both towns in the Nov. 7 municipal elections. Overall, turnout for this “off-year” election in Dare County was 24%, with 4,387 voters casting ballots. That represents an increase over the 2021 numbers, when 21% of the eligible electorate, 3,490 voters, cast their ballots. Full story

By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice
In Duck, where all five town council seats are up for grabs this fall, four incumbents are seeking re-election, two challengers are making a bid for the council and one incumbent is not seeking another term. Full story

By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice
When the four candidates for the Nags Head Board of Commissioners were asked to name the most important issue facing the town during the Oct. 5 League of Women Voters forum, they offered a variety of answers. Full story

By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice
Perhaps more than anything else, the Oct. 4 League of Women Voters candidate forum in Kill Devil Hills served to showcase the differences between the town’s two mayoral candidates—particularly on the issue of affordable housing. Full story

Discuss issues from housing to the town’s natural beauty
By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks Voice
With two open seats and three candidates for the town council, incumbent David Hines and challengers Ron Tumolo and Dylan Tillett answered constituent questions at the Kitty Hawk Dare County League of Women Voters forum on Tuesday, Oct. 10 at Kitty Hawk Town Hall. Full story

By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks Voice
In the second in a series of candidate forums sponsored by the Dare County League of Women Voters (LWV), candidates for Manteo’s Board of Commissioners gathered at the Manteo Town Hall on the night of Oct.  3. Full story

By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks Voice
With four candidates vying for three open positions on the Southern Shores Town Council, the Dare County League of Women Voters (LWV) kicked off a series of candidate forums on Monday, Oct. 2.  The forums are designed to highlight candidate positions on issues of concern to the voters in their town. Full story

There are competitive local races in all six towns
Early voting for the 2023 fall municipal elections in Dare County begins on Thursday, Oct. 19. In the six Dare County municipalities, there are local races for the seats on boards of commissioners or town councils and in some cases, for mayor. Full story

By Laura Singletary, Co-president, League of Women Voters of Dare County
On Election Day – Nov. 7 – voters will make important decisions regarding the future of our communities.  Full story