• Primary Election Day Updates from the INDY Team
  • New Durham Bar with No Wifi and Lots of Charm
  • ICYMI: Primary Candidate Questionnaires
  • Hayti Heritage Film Fest Returns This Week
  • When Will We See Hummingbirds?

Good morning, readers.

It’s Primary Day across the Triangle. Have you voted yet? 

Ballots include everything from local school boards to Congress. While some of the races will narrow partisan fields for general elections in the fall, others drew candidates from only one party and therefore will decide the winners.

If you haven’t cast your vote yet, we have you covered with plenty of candidate information to help you fill out your ballot. 

And when the polls close tonight, we’ll bring you the latest on all the races. You can follow along on our Election Live Blog, which will include insights from our team, dispatches from candidate parties, and live results. 

Check back for updates throughout the day. Polls are open today from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Remember to stay in line until you have had the chance to cast your ballot.

Have an update from your polling place? Let us know what you’re seeing: [email protected].

Click below to catch up on all our 2026 primary elections coverage, find helpful resources, and follow live updates from the INDY team.

—Sarah W.

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Soif in Durham. Photo by Joshua Paterni.

Service Without Service

Soif will serve coffee during the day and cocktails at night. The new bar opening on Main Street in Durham will have 13 seats and no wifi, INDY’s Lena Geller reports.

INDY Candidate Questionnaires

Haven’t decided who to vote for yet? Find candidates’ responses to our questionnaires here.

A crowd at the 2019 Hayti Heritage Film Festival. Photo courtesy of the festival.

Silver Screen

This year’s Hayti Heritage Film Festival starts tomorrow. INDY spoke to curator Monèt Marshall about its blend of short films, classics, documentaries, and more.

LOCAL: WUNC has mini profiles of four nonbinary North Carolinians fighting for rights and recognition for queer people.

STATE: Early voting in North Carolina has surpassed the 2022 midterms and the 2024 presidential primary, NC Newsline reports.

EDUCATION: Here are the midterm races Duke’s government relations team—tasked with advocating for policies that benefit the university—is keeping an eye on, from The Duke Chronicle.

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