CARTERET COUNTY, NC (February 10, 2026) – Early voting in Carteret County for the March 2026 Primary Election begins Thursday, February 12, 2026.
In the primary election, voters will select party nominees who will advance to the General Election on November 3, 2026. Contests on the ballot include U.S. House, U.S. Senate, and N.C. Court of Appeals. There will be Republican primary contests for County Sheriff, County Commissioner in Districts 1, 3, and 6, and Board of Education in District 1. County Commissioner and Board of Education contests are elected by district in the primary and countywide in the General Election. The Morehead City Mayor race is a nonpartisan contest and will be open only to voters that reside within the Morehead City municipal limits and are otherwise eligible to vote in that contest.
Voters affiliated with a political party are eligible to vote their party’s ballot if that party has a primary. Unaffiliated voters may choose to vote in any one party’s primary but may vote only one party’s ballot.
Early voting will be held February 12 through February 28 at the following locations:
- Carteret County Board of Elections at 1702 Live Oak St., Suite 200, Beaufort, from Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
- Fort Benjamin Park at 100 McQueen Ave., Newport, from Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
- Western Park at 275 Old Hwy 58, Cedar Point, from Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
All early voting sites will also be open on the final day of early voting, Saturday, February 28, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Voters may vote at any early voting site regardless of their precinct.
Election Day is Tuesday, March 3, 2026. Polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Voters casting a ballot on Election Day are eligible to vote a regular ballot at their assigned precinct. The Carteret County Board of Elections office will not be open for voting on Election Day.
Voters can find their assigned polling place using the Election Day Polling Place Search on the North Carolina State Board of Elections website. Sample ballots are available through the State Board of Elections website. To view a sample ballot, visit the voter search tool at https://vt.ncsbe.gov/reglkup/.
For more information, contact the Carteret County Board of Elections at (252) 728-8460 or visit https://www.carteretcountync.gov/434/Board-of-Elections.