Orange County, North Carolina: 2026 ballot

Registering to vote

The deadline to register to vote in North Carolina for this election was October 9. If you think you're registered, you can check your status at vote.gov.

From NASED's official 2026 deadlines. See vote.gov or your county election office for the rules where you live.

Key dates after you vote in North Carolina

• Mail ballots sent by mail must arrive by Nov 3.
• If there's a problem with your mail ballot (a missing signature, for example), you can fix it until Nov 10.
• Results are certified by counties by Nov 13 and by the state by Nov 24. Until then, results are unofficial.

Dates from NASED (the National Association of State Election Directors), compiled from state election calendars and checked by state election officials. Your county election office has the final word on your ballot.

Ballots cast so far

55,816 ballots cast in Orange County as of Nov 7: 52,711 early in person and 3,105 by mail. Another 5 returned mail ballots are waiting on a signature check or fix. 1,194 mail ballots have been sent out but not yet returned.

Counts through Nov 6, from the North Carolina State Board of Elections, updated each morning. Party is how voters are registered, not how they voted. No votes are counted until polls close on Election Day.

County (6)

• Orange County Board of Commissioners At-Large · 2 candidates
• Orange County Board of Commissioners District 1 · 1 candidate
• Orange County Board of Commissioners District 2 · 2 candidates
• Orange County Clerk of Superior Court · 1 candidate
• Orange County Register of Deeds · 1 candidate
• Orange County Sheriff · 1 candidate

Special districts (1)

• Orange Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor · 3 candidates

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