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Purple reign: NC’s history of split-ticket voting is ‘democracy working’

Lanie Hamrick, left, and Destinee Terry, both students at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, check in to pick up their primary election ballots at the Old Fort Wesleyan Church polling place in McDowell County on March 3, 2020. Colby Rabon / Carolina Public Press

Democrats and Republicans have split tickets in North Carolina elections for decades — and today maybe more than any other state.

Purple reign: NC’s history of split-ticket voting is ‘democracy working’ is a story from Carolina Public Press, an award-winning independent newsroom. Our breakthrough journalism shines a light on the critical overlooked and under-reported issues facing North Carolina’s 10.4 million residents. Please consider making a contribution to support our journalism.

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