Elections
The Catawba County Board of Elections is committed to efficiently conducting fair, honest, and impartial elections so that all qualified Catawba County citizens may exercise their right to vote.
The office conducts local elections, operates voting sites, maintains voter registration lists and handles numerous aspects of election administration. The Catawba County Board of Elections works in conjunction with the State Board of Elections office to ensure that elections are conducted lawfully and fairly.
On The Ballots - all the races on ballots in Catawba County. To see a sample of your ballot, search your record using the state's Voter Lookup.
Three Ways to Vote - November 6 General Election | ||
VOTE ELECTION DAY Print and mail the form
You MUST be registered | VOTE BY MAIL Anyone may request an
Uniformed and Overseas | VOTE ONE-STOP Vote early at any of the
If you missed the Oct 12th |
Am I Registered? - Use the State BOE's utility to check your voter registration information.
What's on the Ballot? - List of November Candidates (updated: 7/20/2018). View Campaign Finance Reports.
Partisan Primary - May 2018
| Absentee Ballots Available | Tue, Mar 19 |
| Registration Deadline (Books Close) | Fri, Apr 13, 5pm |
| One-Stop Early Voting Begins | Thur, April 19 - 8am |
| Last day to request an absentee ballot by mail | Tue, May 1 - 5pm |
| One-Stop Early Voting Ends | Sat, May 5 - 1pm |
| Election Day | Tue, May 8, 6:30am - 7:30pm |
| Canvass | Fri, May 18, 11am |
General Election - November 2018
| Absentee Ballots Available | Fri, Sep 7 |
| Registration Deadline (Books Close) | Fri, Oct 12, 5pm |
| One-Stop Early Voting Begins | Wed, Oct 17, 7am |
| Last day to request an absentee ballot by mail | Tue, Oct 30 by 5pm |
| One-Stop Early Voting Ends | Sat, Nov 3 (time of closing to be deteremined) |
| Election Day | Tue, Nov 6, 6:30am - 7:30pm |
| Canvass | Fri, Nov 16, 11am |
On the Ballot
The November Genereal Election ballot contains Federal, State, Judicial, County, and Catawba County School Board races. There are 6 NC Constitutional Amendments, and Town of Long View residents have a Mixed Beverage referendum.
List of the contests and candidates in the November 6th, 2018 election
One-Stop Early Voting
One-Stop voting begins Wednesday, Oct 17 at 7am. Residents of Catawba County (registered voters and those not yet registered) my go to any of the 5 locations. Early voting ends Saturday, Nov 3 at 1pm. If you are an unregistered resident of Catawba County (as of Oct 12th) you may register and vote at the same time at a One-Stop site--identificatoin showing your Catawba Co residence address is required.
Hours | Locations | More information on voting early
Absentee-by-mail Requests
Any registered voter may request a ballot by mail. You may now begin submitting applications for a mail-in ballot. more information
Election Day
On Tuesday, Nov 6th, polls open at 6:30 am and close at 7:30 pm. Registered Catawba County voters must go to the precinct designated for their residential address 30 days before the election (where you were living on Oct 7, 2018). If you are not registered to vote in Catawba county by Oct 12, you are not eligabel to vote election day.
More Information | List of Precincts | Where's my precinct?
May 8, 2018 Primary Election Results
2018 Primary Results - link to SBOE interactive election results
Catawba County Official Results - PDF of Catawba County results (includes results by Precinct)
Election results for Catawba County were finalized at canvass on Friday, May 18th, 11am
Statewide results will be finalized mid-July.
Official Catawba County Election Results
Click here for Catawba County Election Results - PDF reports of votes by Catawba County voters (2002 to Current)