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What role did voter turnout play in the midterm elections?

A voter casts his ballot at the Monument of Faith Church in Durham, N.C., on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026.
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A voter casts his ballot on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026.

Millions of North Carolinians cast their ballots, either in person, early or by absentee, in this year’s midterm elections. WFDD’s Morning Edition host, Robin Lambert, spoke with Martin Kifer the morning after the election about the historic voter turnout. He’s a professor of political science and the director of the Survey Research Center at High Point University.

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