Candidates Make Final Bids In NC On Election Day Eve
It's the last hours before Election Day and North Carolina is awash in high-profile candidates stumping for votes.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will appear Monday afternoon at an arena on the State Fairgrounds in Raleigh.
Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine campaigns Monday in Charlotte and Wilmington. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton closes out her campaign rallies with one last stop in Raleigh. She speaks at a midnight rally ending in the first minutes of Election Day on the campus of North Carolina State University.
Democratic Party gubernatorial candidate Roy Cooper plans to attend all three rallies Monday with Kaine and Clinton.
More Than 45 Percent Of NC Voters Have Cast Ballots Already
North Carolina's elections board says more than 45 percent of the state's nearly 7 million registered voters have already cast their ballots ahead of Election Day, with Democrats and Republican turning out in roughly equal proportions.
The State Board of Elections said Sunday that almost 3.1 million of North Carolina's nearly 6.9 million registered voters have made their choices at early-voting locations or by mail-in absentee ballots. That's a double-digit increase over the early voting period during the last presidential election in 2012.
But percentages for Democratic and black voters remained lower compared to four years ago.
Candidate For NC Legislative Seat Dies, Name Stays On Ballot
Outer Banks voters choosing who will represent them in the North Carolina House this week could choose a candidate who has died.
The family of Dare County Commissioner Warren Judge said Sunday that he's died. Twiford Funeral Homes in Manteo confirmed the candidate for House District 6 in the General Assembly died Saturday.
The Democrat was running for an open legislative seat against Republican Beverly Boswell, a fellow Dare County commissioner.
If voters choose Judge in Tuesday's election, the local Democratic Party will determine who fills the legislative seat.
Museum Director: Confederate Gun Display Removed For Space
A Greensboro museum is removing its display of rifles, muskets and other guns used in the Civil War after 16 years on display.
Greensboro Historical Museum Director Carol Ghiorsi Hart told the News & Record that she is not pulling the guns from exhibition space because of any political pressure.
Hart says the museum doesn't have a lot of space and is ready to change exhibits.
Newton Sacked 5 Times, Still Leads Panthers Past Rams 13-10
Cam Newton persevered through five sacks to pass for 225 yards and a touchdown, and the Carolina Panthers' defense shut down Los Angeles in a 13-10 victory over the slumping Rams on Sunday.
Greg Olsen caught a touchdown pass in the first half and Graham Gano added two fourth-quarter field goals for the Panthers (3-5), who won their second straight after a four-game skid. Newton's offense managed just 244 yards against the Rams' vaunted defense, but the Panthers nearly shut out Los Angeles in a defense-dominated game.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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