Almost 90,000 ballots have been cast so far in North Carolina's primary.

About 81,000 ballots had been cast at one-stop voting sites in the first week of early voting, according to the state Board of Elections.

An additional 8,000 by-mail absentee ballots have been returned as of 9 a.m. today.

One-stop early voting has been underway since April 17 and will continue until May 3.

More than 27,000 North Carolinians have already voted.

The latest figures from the State Board of Elections show that 21,969 people have voted in one-stop early voting as of 2 p.m. today.

Another 5,901 absentee ballots have already been received.