What to know on Election Day in Cumberland County

Today, Nov. 4, is Election Day for municipal races in Cumberland County.

Voters in all nine Cumberland County municipalities, including Fayetteville, Hope Mills and Spring Lake, will head to the polls to cast ballots for mayor and board members.

With the exception of Falcon's mayoral race, where the incumbent, Wayne Lucas, did not file for reelection, all incumbent mayors in Cumberland County municipalities are seeking another term. Fayetteville will have at least three new council members. Spring Lake will have at least three new commissioners, and Hope Mills will have at least two.

According to unofficial results posted by the Cumberland County Board of Elections on Nov. 1, 7,268 votes were cast during the early voting period .

In the 2023 Cumberland County municipal elections, 20