Voters all across North Carolina have cast their ballots in several key races for the 2025 municipal election. ELECTION RESULTS Sign up for our NewslettersResults are expected to roll in shortly after polls close at 7:30 p.

Towns across North Carolina held local elections on Tuesday. In several races in the Triangle, challengers defeated incumbents, injecting new blood into the governance of those towns. Listed below are election results for towns across Wake, Durham, and Orange counties.

Elections in Cary, Durham, Fayetteville and beyond will determine local leaders. Here’s what you need to know about voting rules and how to find information on the candidates.

CHARLOTTE ( QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Queen City News is your local election headquarters on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, and the days that follow. Here are the official polling hours for Election Day:

Both Walker and Claire have been encouraged by voter participation rates, which typically lag during off-cycle years. According to the North Carolina State Board of Elections, municipal elections turnout in September was 7.99%, while increasing to 11.96% in October races.

View your personal sample ballot before you head to the polls by visiting the site below. Make sure to enter your first and last name to locate your voter record and then scroll down to the “Your Sample Ballot” section. How did you vote in the last election? Check here to see your voting record with the North Carolina State Board of Elections.

Voters in hundreds of North Carolina municipalities are heading to the polls Tuesday to elect representatives for local government offices.

Municipal elections will wrap up for 91 of 100 counties across North Carolina on Tuesday. Most of the state’s 550 cities, towns and villages that administrate development, policing, trash service, local taxation and other issues decide leadership in this election cycle that is mostly known as an off year.

All six City Council incumbents won their races and will be joined by the three new council members who ran for open seats.

HOUR AT 5 P.M., AND ELECTION DAY IS NEXT TUESDAY, NOVEMBER THE 4TH. POLLS IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND IN GEORGIA WILL BE OPEN FROM SEVEN IN THE MORNING UNTIL SEVEN IN THE EVENING. IN NORTH CAROLINA, THAT’S 630 IN THE MORNING UNTIL 730 IN THE EVENING.