Elections/Politics

By Peter Vankevich Hyde County will have two new commissioners after the Nov. 5 general election. In the only county commissioner contested election, in Lake Landing...

Observer staff report In the primary election on Tuesday, March 5, only the Lake Landing Township has an election for a Hyde County Commissioner.  Randal Mathews,...

As of Friday, Jan. 19, North Carolina’s 100 county boards of elections began sending absentee-by-mail ballots to registered voters who requested a ballot for...

By Peter Vankevich Results of yesterday’s elections surprised many veteran pollsters and pundits. Despite some predictions of a national red tide of votes, control of...

By Peter Vankevich Following a trend throughout the country, Ocracoke had a high early-voting turnout with 173 ballots cast in last week’s two-day early voting. According...

Ocracoke Observer staff report The Nov. 6 mid-term election will be here soon, but early voting begins this week from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m....

While it's not exactly just around the corner, the general election on Tuesday, Nov. 8 will be here soon enough. The Ocracoke Observer will post...

Candidate filing for the 2022 statewide primary and rescheduled municipal elections resumed at 8 a.m. Feb. 24, and will end at noon on March...

By Peter Vankevich As the dust has cleared and with only one state-wide recount underway, North Carolina had a record voting turnout with 5.54 million...

By Peter Vankevich The country has just learned at noon today that Democrat Joe Biden has captured the presidency of the United States. Yesterday, the...