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NEWS 11/7/20 7:41pm

Joe Biden elected president, leaving some students optimistic

By Sam Hess

Former Vice President Joe Biden — a Democrat — is the projected 46th president of the United States, winning the election after four days of ballot counting in key battleground states. Kamala Harris, a senator from California, was elected the vice president.

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LIFESTYLE 11/6/20 10:43am

N.C. zoos impacted by COVID-19

By Miranda Ferrante

Despite the overwhelming impact of the coronavirus, representatives from local zoos said that animal care must continue regardless of the status of the pandemic. The representatives said they hope to continue to educate the public while still following precautionary guidelines. 

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NEWS 11/4/20 3:22pm

ABSS teachers, families grapple with online learning

By Mackenzie Wilkes

The Alamance-Burlington School System originally planned to start the year remotely and transition to Plan B halfway through the semester. But on Oct. 23, ABSS reversed course and decided pre-K through 12th grade students would not return to the classroom until January 2021. 

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NEWS 11/4/20 2:29pm

Where do we go from here?

By Kieran Ungemach

America in 2020 has emerged as a divided country. The country’s divergence came to a head with an intense Election Day that saw former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump face off. The path ahead has the American people wondering how they got here and where they go from here.

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NEWS 11/4/20 1:47am

Dennis Riddell projected to win re-election for North Carolina house District 64

By Julianne Quinn

Incumbent Dennis Riddell has won the N.C. house representative seat for District 64. According to the North Carolina State Board of Elections dashboard, Riddell beat his opponent, Eric Henry, by almost 20% of votes.

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NEWS 11/4/20 1:08am

Democrat Ricky Hurtado projected to win North Carolina District 63 race

By Graysen Shirley

Ricky Hurtado has won the race for District 63 of the North Carolina House of Representatives. According to the North Carolina State Board of Elections dashboard, 20 out of 20 precincts are now reporting tallied votes. The NC District 63 race was a close race between the two candidates.

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NEWS 11/4/20 12:30am

Alamance County commissioners projected to maintain Republican majority

By Kyra O'Connor

With 38 of 38 precincts reported in, the three Republican candidates for county commissioner — John Paisley, Jr., Bill Lashley, Jr. and Pamela Thompson — took the three seats available. John Paisley won the majority of votes for county commissioner with 18.48%.

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NEWS 11/4/20 12:15am

Amy Galey projected to win North Carolina State Senate District 24 seat

By Kieran Ungemach

Republican Amy Galey has won the North Carolina District 24 Senate seat against her opponent Democrat J.D. Wooten, after all the precincts have reported their results. Election results show Galey winning with 52.53% of the votes, against Wooten’s 47.47%.

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NEWS 11/3/20 10:32pm

LIVE BLOG: North Carolina Senate District 24

By Kieran Ungemach

Amy Galey, Republican and current chair of the Alamance County Commissioners, and J.D. Wooten, Democrat and intellectual property attorney, face of for the North Carolina state senate seat for district 24. 

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NEWS 11/3/20 9:30pm

LIVE UPDATES: Alamance County, North Carolina Election results

By Elon News Network

Live results from six elections in Alamance County and across North Carolina.

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NEWS 11/3/20 9:08pm

LIVE BLOG: North Carolina District 64 race

By Molly Healy and Julianne Quinn

Businessman and Democrat Eric Henry and Republican State Representative Dennis Riddell are competing for the 64th District’s seat in the North Carolina House of Representatives.

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NEWS 11/3/20 8:58pm

LIVE BLOG: Alamance County Board of Commissioners

By Kyra O'Connor

Updates from the Alamance County Board of Commissioner candidates as they speak with Elon News Network on election night.

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NEWS 11/3/20 8:56pm

Peaceful march to the polls in Graham following Saturday’s attempt to march

By Kyra O'Connor

Hundreds of marchers came to Graham to march to a polling site on Election Day. This march followed the “I Am Change: Legacy March to The Polls,” which was cut short after police used pepper spray to disperse the crowd and multiple people were arrested.

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NEWS 11/3/20 8:49pm

LIVE BLOG: North Carolina District 63 race

By Graysen Shirley

Democrat Ricky Hurtado is facing off against Republican incumbent Stephen Ross for a seat in the North Carolina House of Representatives. 

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NEWS 11/3/20 5:03pm

Elon Votes sees increase in student voter registration, expects greater turnout in 2020 election

By Brian Rea

Elon University students historically have had lower political participation. The Princeton Review ranked Elon six in the country for colleges with the least-politically active students, based on students’ ratings of their own political awareness. Since August 2020, 32% of Elon students have registered for the first time with Elon Votes.

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NEWS 11/3/20 3:31pm

Alamance County voters head to the polls on Election Day

By Christine Guido , Anna Terry and Miranda Ferrante

As of Nov. 3, North Carolina had 7.3 million registered voters, according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections website. NCSBE said it anticipates that the results reported by the end of election night will include 97% or more of all ballots cast in North Carolina in the 2020 general election. Some Alamance County voters opted to vote in-person on Election Day.

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NEWS 11/3/20 2:12pm

East Haggard Avenue to be closed on election night

By Sophie Rosenthal

East Haggard Avenue will be closed on election night until Nov. 5 for an art project that will take place on the road. Elon University applied for a special events request for the closure of the road. This request was approved the day before the road was expected to close.

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NEWS 11/3/20 11:36am

Some Alamance County Hispanic voters embrace conservative values

By Mackenzie Wilkes

One of the defining political issues for Hispanic conservative voters is economic policy. A coalition of Hispanic Republicans is working to elect conservative candidates and to get Hispanic people elected to office.

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NEWS 11/3/20 11:11am

Lawsuit filed on behalf of Graham march organizer against Alamance County law enforcement officials

By Mackenzie Wilkes

Following the march to the polls in Graham on Oct. 31 that abruptly ended after a clash with law enforcement, march organizer Rev. Gregory Drumwright has a lawsuit  filed on his behalf against Alamance County Sheriff Terry Johnson and Graham Police Department Chief of Police Kristy Cole.

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NEWS 11/3/20 9:14am

Elon University provides students shuttles to the polls

By Abby Goretsky

On Election Day, students will have the chance to take the BioBus — which will be running on loops all day — to voting centers. In addition to this option, they can drive or walk themselves to their polling place. 

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