Several high-profile races are on the primary ballot in Durham today. One hundred and eighty ballots were cast after NCCU students gathered for the university’s “SOAR To The Polls” event on Feb. 25, where students marched from the New Student Center to the Turner Law building during early voting. The voter turnout more than doubled from the day before the campus event. LaTrice Washington, NCCU political science professor, said many students focus primarily on the presidential elections and overlook the importance of primaries and state-level races. “All politics are local,” Washington said. “While a lot of times people like to focus on what’s happening in D.C., sometimes people lose sight that [the] leaders that you’re electing closest to you are those that you can get in their presence and that ultimately could bring about some change that becomes a lot more immediate and visible in your community.” “I think it is very important to know what is going on, and to be involved in c...