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Buncombe County canvass: board certifies primary after audits, sustains three ballot challenges
Summary
The Buncombe County Board of Elections certified the March 13, 2026 primary after reviewing absentee, early-voting, provisional and election-day audits, sustaining three ballot challenges and signing abstracts to send to the State Board of Elections, the clerk of court and municipalities.
The Buncombe County Board of Elections certified the March 13 primary on March 13, 2026 after staff presented audit reports for absentee, early voting, provisional and election-day ballots and the board sustained three individual ballot challenges.
Board members reviewed staff presentations that showed 30,772 early-voting ballots, 23,267 election-day ballots, 831 accepted absentee ballots after one challenged absentee was removed and 175 provisional ballots, producing a combined total of 55,045 ballots counted in the canvass. The board recorded turnout at roughly 26 percent.
The chair outlined the day’s process and deadlines and directed staff presentations. ‘‘These are the official results,’’ the chair said as staff confirmed the completed audits and the…
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