CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - People headed to the polls to cast their vote on Tuesday.

Nov. 4 marked Election Day in North Carolina and elsewhere across the U.S., and WBTV has an eye on all the major races.

Hawthorne Academy saw a steady stream of voters since 7 a.m. Poll workers said nearly 150 people voted before 9:30 a.m.

WBTV caught up with people in east Charlotte on Election Day, and asked what was driving them to the polls. For some, they made voting a family outing. Others made it a quick stop before work.

“We’re excited to let [our son] see how exciting it is to go vote and that it’s important,” Andrea Zellers said.

“I think it’s really important to be involved in local matters and make sure that our tax dollars are going where we want them to on things like education, and that w

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