Voter turnout on the first day of early voting in the critical battleground state of North Carolina is on track to surpass all previous records despite the horrific toll that Hurricane Helene has taken on the state’s western region.

The North Carolina State Board of Elections Executive Director Karen Brinson Bell told reporters in Asheville, Thursday afternoon that turnout had been “terrific” thus far statewide.

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