Oct. 16, 2026 / UPDATED SATURDAY, OCT. 17, 2026
BrevardBeagle.com
Early voting for items on the Nov. 3, 2026 midterm election began Thursday, Oct. 15 at the Transylvania County Elections Center on South Gaston Street with record numbers showing up to cast their ballots.
“First day of early voting is in the books,” wrote County Elections Director Jeff Storey in an email to the media Thursday night. ” We had 900 voters today! By comparison, in 2022 we had 816 after Day 1.”
The line to vote early was indeed out the door Friday morning, as registered voters stood patiently wanting to cast their votes for candidates in the following contests:
- Transylvania County Board of Education
- Transylvania County Board of Commissioners
- NC House District 119
- NC State Senate District 50
UPDATE: Friday, Oct. 16 saw 925 voters cast ballots for an updated cumulative total of 1825. “We’re 248 voters ahead of the 2022 Day 2 totals,” Storey confirmed Friday night.
Day 3 of early voting (Saturday) saw 446 voters exercise their Constitutional rights to end with a running total of 2,271 votes cast, indicating a statistical pace increase for 416 votes ahead of this time in 2022 early voting.
The voter registration deadline for the November election is 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 9.
Early voting for the Nov. 3 contest continues Monday through Friday at the Elections Center from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. until Saturday, Oct. 31.
More information about early voting is available at the Transylvania County Elections Center, 150 South Gaston Street in downtown Brevard, N.C.
