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ElectionsWednesday, November 4

Early voting climbed sharply in Williamson and Travis counties ahead of Tuesday's midterm

The Good Day Georgetown teamFrom today’s edition · 1 min read · 2 sources

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If you voted early, you had company. Early voting climbed sharply in both counties, with substantial increases over 2022. In Travis County, more than 450,000 people had voted early by Monday, the most for a midterm since 1998.

Travis County's early vote topped every midterm in the state's data

450,000+
early voters in Travis County, in person or by mail
1998
earliest year in the Texas Secretary of State's data

Source: KUT Radio, Austin's NPR Station

  • Three counties: nearly half of registered voters had voted by Monday
  • Travis early turnout also topped the 2012 presidential election
  • Primaries: turnout was the highest since 2008

That's about 100,000 more than the last midterm, in 2022. The reports we have don't give Williamson County's own totals.

100,000more early voters in Travis County than in 2022, about

That's about the capacity of the University of Texas at Austin's football stadium.

Source: KUT Radio, Austin's NPR Station

Sources: Hill Country News, KUT Radio, Austin's NPR Station

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