FedEx, which is trying to build a cargo hub at Piedmont Triad International Airport, has donated $35,000 to North Carolina politicians in the past 12 years,
Some 170,000 voters had cast a ballot in early voting that ended Saturday, roughly one-third the number that appeared in the same period for the presidential primary two years ago.
So far, voters appear uninterested in the results, with only a sparse 38,000 turning out in early balloting across the state. Polls are open until 7:30 tonight.