Early voting has ended in North Carolina, with turnout increasing compared with the previous midterm election.

A comprehensive study conducted by the Harvard ALARM (Algorithm-Assisted Redistricting Methodology) project studied the 44 states in which there was more than one congressional district and determined that North Carolina trails only Texas,

Early voting in the Tar Heel State is up 36%, with more than 2.1 million ballots cast. In South Carolina, over 800,000 voters have hit the polls, setting a new record for early voting in a gubernatorial election.

Sheila Scarborough is a retired veteran who moved from Washington D.C. to North Carolina with dreams of a stress-free retirement, but one utility bill pushed her into sleeping in her car. CNN’s Phil Mattingly traveled to North Carolina to hear from residents like her about how their struggles with affordability will impact their vote this midterm election.

Hello, readers, and welcome to a special election edition of Under the Dome. Over 2.1 million North Carolina residents have voted so far, as of Thursday, with 96% of the votes coming from in-person voters.

Experts said much of the outcome rides on who shows up on Election Day.

North Carolina voters weigh in on the U.S. Senate race between Democrat Roy Cooper and Republican Michael Whatley. (AP Video: Allen G. Breed, Erik Verduzco)

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) —With more than 2.3 million ballots already cast in North Carolina, unaffiliated voters are emerging as one of the biggest stories of early voting, and political experts say their turnout could be the wild card heading into Tuesday’s election. As of Friday morning, more than 2.3 million ballots had been cast statewide, […]