Tracking Catawba County, Newton-Conover boards of education election results for 2026 primary election

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CONOVER, N.C. (WBTV) - Voters across North Carolina are getting ready for the primary elections this March.

Tuesday, March 3, is Election Day for participating counties in North Carolina. Polls were scheduled to be open from 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.

Voters were to decide the Catawba County Schools’ and Newton-Conover Schools’ boards of education.

Click here to see 2026 election results

After polls officially close, election results will populate in real-time as they are reported. Election results will be listed in alphabetical order by county, and then by city/town/village, at the page linked above.

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North Carolina voter information

Find your polling place

Every voter in North Carolina is assigned a polling place for Election Day based on their home address.

Click here to find your specific polling place.

How to see a sample of your ballot

Want to plan ahead before going to the polls? You can look up a sample of your ballot on the North Carolina State Board of Elections website.

Registered voters can use the official Voter Search to find specific voter details, including their polling place, sample ballot (when available), absentee ballot information, and voter history.

Click here to access the Voter Search portal.

Registering to vote

There are three ways to register to vote in North Carolina: online, by mail, or at the North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles.

• Click here to register to vote online.
• Click here to download a voter registration application that you can print out and mail to your county board of elections.

While Feb. 6, 2026, was the deadline to register to vote for the March 3 election, it’s important to note that would-be voters can register to vote in person during the early voting period. Eligible North Carolina residents can use same-day registration to register to vote and cast their ballot on the same day.

To do same-day registration, residents will need to provide a current ID and documents that prove residency, like a piece of mail, a pay stub, or a similar document.

You must have lived in the county where you are trying to vote for at least 30 days in order to use same-day registration.

---> More on that: I registered to vote during early voting in North Carolina: How it went

The early voting period ends on Feb. 28, which means that same-day voter registration ends then, too.

Dropping off absentee ballot

Are you voting by mail this election?

After filling out the absentee ballot you received in the mail, you can drop it off at your county board of elections office. Click here to find your local county board of elections office.

During the early voting period, you can also deliver your completed absentee ballot to an election official at an early voting site. Election officials will take your completed absentee ballot anytime during that site’s open voting hours.

Finding election results

Looking for election results for counties in the Charlotte region in both North and South Carolina? Click here to see our real-time results that will become visible as they’re reported (after polls close).

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