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UpdateNorth CarolinaThursday, November 5, 2026

Buncombe County recorded 917 provisional ballots in North Carolina

One North Carolina county's provisional ballot total ranked 11th highest statewide.

By the Democracy SENTRY deskPublished

Reporting by
WLOS local news
“3 NEW Buncombe County logs 917 provisional ballots, 11th-highest total in North Carolina”, Thursday, November 5, 2026
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What happened

Buncombe County recorded 917 provisional ballots. The total ranked 11th highest among North Carolina counties.1

917
provisional ballots in Buncombe County1
What it means in North Carolina

What happens to provisional ballots in North Carolina

County boards canvass at 11 a.m. on the 10th day after the election, November 13, or a reasonable time thereafter if counting is incomplete despite due diligence. The State Board canvasses at 11 a.m. on the third Tuesday after the election and may adjourn up to 10 days for missing county abstracts, which is December 4, 2026.2

Key dates in North Carolina

Election Day in -7 days
  1. Fri, Oct 9 · passed
    Registration deadline
  2. Thu, Oct 15 · passed
    Early voting begins
  3. Tue, Oct 20 · passed
    Last day for mail ballot applications
  4. Sat, Oct 31 · passed
    Early voting ends
  5. Tue, Nov 3 · passed
    Election Day; Mail ballots must arrive
  6. Thu, Dec 10 · 30 days
    State certification

Every date in North Carolina, and who certifies the election

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The answers behind this
How votes are counted and made officialVoting in North Carolina, 2026Do provisional ballots count?How are votes counted and certified in North Carolina?

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Sources

  1. WLOS local news, https://wlos.com/news/local/gallery/provisional-ballot-buncombe-county-north-carolina-ballots-midterms-election-asheville-politics · Thursday, November 5, 2026
  2. NCSL, Canvass Deadlines, https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/canvass-deadlines

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