North Carolina elections board finalizes results from primary marked by new voter ID rules

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s primary election results earlier this month have been made official, with a handful of key incumbents losing and a few U.S. House and statewide nominee races now headed to runoffs.

The State Board of Elections voted unanimously on Tuesday to certify counts for scores of ballot items from March 5, including contested party races for president, governor and other Council of State members, the congressional delegation, seats in the legislature and judgeships. The board also authenticated vote totals for local and county races already certified by county boards. Winners advance to the general elections.

The primaries marked the first statewide election under rules stemming from a 2018 law requiring photo identification to vote and a 2023 law that moved up the deadline by which traditional absentee ballots must be turned in to count.

The Republican-controlled General Assembly enacted both laws. Roughly 1,600 ballots ultimately weren’t counted under those laws, according to state election data, compared with 1.8 million ballots that were counted statewide.

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