Roughly 53% of eligible voters went to the polls during the 2018 General Election. This year, that percentage was about 51% of North Carolina voters.
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Roughly 53% of eligible voters went to the polls during the 2018 General Election. This year, that percentage was about 51% of North Carolina voters.
![People enter and exit a polling station at the Stedman Community Building on September 10, 2019. A special election was held for voters in the 9th congressional district of North Carolina after a charges of voter fraud in the previous election. [Melissa Sue Gerrits/For Carolina Public Press]](https://i0.wp.com/carolinapublicpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/special-election-carolina-pp02-e1568171042902.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1)
