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MIDTERM ELECTIONS Published September 13, 2022 5:18pm EDT
Democrats outpacing Republicans by tens of thousands of absentee ballot requests in key midterm state
North Carolina has four contentious House races and a closely watched Senate race this election cycle.
Democrats in North Carolina are far outpacing Republicans in the number of absentee ballot requests being submitted just eight weeks from the November midterm elections.
According to the state's absentee ballot request report Tuesday, a total of 66,311 absentee ballots have been requested, with Democrats making up the vast majority of that number at 53% of the total, or 35,303 ballots. Republicans have requested just 8,907, or 13%.
Those unaffiliated with any party have requested 21,917, Libertarians have requested 181, and members of the Green Party have requested just 3.
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