Alamance County Primaries Yield Split Results Amid Voter Access Concerns

Elon News Network published a live blog titled "LIVE BLOG: 2026 primary elections in Alamance County, North Carolina," with an initial byline of Elon News Network | 3/3/26 9:49am and on-page updates noting "Updated as of 12:20 p.m. March 3 to include more information about the election" and "Updated as of 3:13 p.m. March 3 to include more information about the election." The page framed its coverage around the March 3 North Carolina primary and described rolling, on-the-ground reporting from polling locations across Alamance County.

Voter access on Elon’s campus was a prominent element of the live coverage. The page stated, "Students looking to cast their ballots on Election Day will have transportation available through a shuttle service organized by Elon Votes." The shuttle was described explicitly: "On Tuesday March 3, a shuttle will run from The Center for the Arts to two polling locations in Alamance County: Elon Elementary School and First Baptist Church of Elon." Andrew Moffa, assistant director in the Kernodle Center for Civic Life and co-staff advisor for Elon Votes, was quoted on the page: "Our goal is to make voting as accessible as possible for everyone associated with Elon, especially our students," Moffa said. He added, "We know that transportation can be a barrier, so this is our way to help remove that barrier for students who are registered to vote in the county and would like to vote on Election Day."

The live blog noted election-day procedural distinctions for party affiliation. The page copy included the line, "With some voters being able to vote for a Democratic or Republican candidate, unaffiliated voters will have a different experience at the polls on election day," and presented a related navigation item labeled "How unaffiliated voters impact elections." The excerpt provided on the page did not include the specific procedural steps or examples for how unaffiliated voters' experiences differ at Alamance County polling locations.

Elon News Network’s live-blog description and a user summary both say the coverage "combined precinct-level updates, candidate quotes, voter interviews, and context about election procedures." The excerpt available for this article preserved those claims but did not contain precinct-level vote totals, candidate names or quotes, turnout figures, or voter interview excerpts; the page also referenced an image file "img-7358" without caption in the supplied text. The site displayed related links including "Election Center: Candidate profiles for the March 3 primary" and the prompt, "For more Election Day coverage click the link."

The live blog page contained other community items alongside election coverage, including a passage about Laurence Roth and his March 2 lecture: "Laurence Roth, professor of English and director of Jewish studies at Susquehanna University, talked about his father’s experience owning a Jewish bookstore during his lecture March 2 at the McBride Gathering Space. Roth read several passages to the audience from his book 'Unpacking my Father’s Bookstore'. The book follows Roth’s father’s journey moving from New York City to Los Angeles in the 1960s, opening the bookstore and becoming an important part of the local Jewish community."

Elon News Network’s March 3 live updates, recorded through 3:13 p.m., foregrounded student transportation efforts and flagged party-affiliation differences for voters; the live blog itself is the primary source for precinct-level updates and candidate statements that were noted as part of the coverage but not included in the excerpt used here.