BOONE — Following a statewide trend, Watauga County saw its highest presidential election turnout in years this November, with 71.62 percent o…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Associated Press on Saturday, Nov. 7, called Pennsylvania and Nevada for Democrat Joe Biden, projecting he had surpasse…
BOONE — In unofficial election results, Democrats swept all three Watauga County Commission races in the 2020 election, meaning Democrats will…
Check this page for unofficial Watauga County election results as they are reported by the county's precincts tonight. Polls close at 7:30 p.m.
BOONE — Despite a slower-than-typical Election Day for a presidential election, Watauga County Elections Director Matthew Snyder was confident…
BOONE — President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence made campaign stops in North Carolina Nov. 1, with Pence visiting Boone for a mor…
BOONE — On Sunday, Nov. 1, Vice President Mike Pence will travel to Boone and will attend a Sunday worship service at Alliance Bible Fellowshi…
Amid one of the most turbulent times in American history, the 2020 general election for U.S. president and many federal, state and local races…
BOONE — N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore was in Boone Oct. 27 to throw his support behind Blowing Rock businessman Ray Pickett, a Republican, in h…
BOONE — For what several speakers on Oct. 26 called the “most important election in our lifetime,” Doug Emhoff made campaign stops in Boone to…
BOONE — Watauga early-voting sites are experiencing a higher number of voters during the first four days of early voting than around the same …
BOONE — Democratic challenger David Wilson Brown and Jeff Gregory, a challenger from the Constitution party, are taking on 15-year Republican …
BOONE — Watauga County citizens voting in the 2020 general election may cast their ballots at any of six sites during the early-voting period,…
BOONE — Watauga elections officials have accepted 2,760 mail-in absentee ballots as of Oct. 13 — a leap from the 1,244 ballots approved during…
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BOONE — Watauga County Board of Education candidates responded to questions about COVID-19, funding priorities, early childhood education, rec…
RALEIGH — Three of seven seats on the North Carolina Supreme Court are on the ballot this year, including chief justice, who is also the state…
BOONE — A new chair was appointed by Gov. Roy Cooper and sworn onto the Watauga County Board of Elections on Oct. 8 after the resignation of J…
The Watauga Democrat has compiled the following 2020 election articles and videos to help inform Watauga County voters.
Above is a sample ballot for Watauga County voters in the 2020 general election. Early voting begins Oct. 15, and Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Incumbent Republican candidate Thom Tillis (R) and Democratic candidate Cal Cunningham are going head-to-head this November…
BOONE — Candidates for the N.C. General Assembly fielded questions about COVID-19, broadband expansion, natural disasters, transportation, ear…
BOONE — Through a series of eight questions, Watauga County Board of Commissioners candidates spoke to the public about local issues during th…
Watch a recording of the annual Watauga County 2020 Meet the Candidates Forum that was broadcasted live from the Appalachian Theatre. The even…
RALEIGH — A Wake County Superior Court judge has denied a temporary restraining order that would have halted plans for an election polling sit…
Four candidates are running for three open seats on the Watauga County Board of Education — one incumbent and three challengers. Election Day …
N.C. House Rep. Ray Russell of Boone, a Democrat, is seeking re-election to the District 93 seat, with Republican Ray Pickett of Blowing Rock …
Partisan rancor is threatening to undermine North Carolina’s fall election when the state was otherwise seemingly well prepared.
BOONE — The Boone Area and the Blowing Rock chambers of commerce are hosting the Watauga County Meet the Candidates Forum on Oct. 1 so electio…