For those of us in the news industry, elections are an exciting time of year. An important part of our mission is to inform readers about the candidates and issues.
With early voting starting Thursday, we’ve recently published vignettes on candidates for statewide offices, such as governor, lieutenant governor and superintendent of public instruction.
We’ve also published Q&As with candidates for numerous contested races across the Cape Fear region. We asked everyone running in a particular race the same questions and gave them the same amount of space to answer.
Voter Guide: Learn more about candidates for NC, Wilmington-area races in the 2024 election
We also gave everyone several weeks to respond. We’ve used this format at the StarNews for many years because we think it’s important for you to hear directly from the candidates. Unfortunately, a few candidates chose not to participate. But I assure you that we’ve made multiple attempts to reach them.
You can find these stories at StarNewsOnline.com by searching for “meet the candidates” and a specific race, such as the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners. You can also find the most up-to-date local, state and national election coverage at www.starnewsonline.com/news/elections .