EDITION OF WED 21 OCT 2026
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Early voting begins in Texas and Arkansas ahead of 2026 midterms

publishers 66articles 71first reported 13 Oct, 23:52 UTCdeveloping since 14 Oct · 15 editions

Early voting is underway in Arkansas and is set to begin Monday in Texas ahead of the Nov. 3, 2026, midterm election. Texas voting guides are outlining election laws, early-voting locations and ballot choices, including races and measures before voters in Austin and communities across the Big Country and San Antonio.

In Arkansas, voters cast ballots on the first day of early voting in Benton County and elsewhere, with some saying they wanted to make their voices heard. Election officials also addressed concerns about ballots as early-voting turnout increased, while coverage of the state’s election highlighted candidate contests and four ballot items.

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0 59 119 15 Oct 16 Oct 17 Oct 18 Oct 19 Oct 20 Oct 21 Oct 22 Oct 23 Oct 24 Oct 25 Oct 26 Oct 27 Oct 28 Oct 21 Oct 06:11 UTC · Early voting begins in Texas and Arkansas ahead of 2026 midterms 22 Oct 18:14 UTC · Early voting draws turnout and ballot concerns in Texas and Arkansas 24 Oct 00:11 UTC · Tennessee officials advise voters to review ballots after machine complaints 24 Oct 06:10 UTC · Williamson County voters report ballot-selection problems during early voting 24 Oct 12:13 UTC · Early voting underway as Texas turnout rises and Tennessee voters report ballot-machine issues 25 Oct 00:11 UTC · Early voting underway in Texas amid strong turnout reports 26 Oct 18:21 UTC · Early voting underway in Texas, with strong turnout reported in Harris County 27 Oct 18:17 UTC · Texas early voting draws strong turnout as Senate race nears

WHAT HELD, WHAT CAME LATER

From the first reports to the latest

  • Nothing ran from the first third of the coverage to the last.

Entered the story later

  • 1 million advance · from 19 Oct 18:00, 6 outlets

Figures reported with different numbers

  • ballots cast: 200,000 (1 from 14 Oct 18:15) → 100,000 (1 from 20 Oct 01:30) → 3,000 (1 from 20 Oct 02:30) → 6,200 (1 from 20 Oct 14:00) → 3,500 (1 from 20 Oct 20:30) → 42,000 (1 from 21 Oct 01:00) → 400,000 (1 from 22 Oct 16:31) → 10,000 (1 from 24 Oct 10:30) → 3,900 (1 from 26 Oct 07:45) → 67,000 (1 from 26 Oct 17:30) → 6,400 (1 from 27 Oct 00:45)
  • voters cast: 1,600 (1 from 16 Oct 23:30) → 1,465 (1 from 17 Oct 08:15) → 9,000 (1 from 19 Oct 21:00) → 1,000 (1 from 20 Oct 13:45) → 3,200 (1 from 20 Oct 14:30) → 400,000 (1 from 22 Oct 16:31) → 11,000 (1 from 25 Oct 08:30)
  • cast ballots: 35,000 (1 from 20 Oct 01:15) → 940,000 (1 from 20 Oct 05:00) → 2,600 (1 from 20 Oct 09:30) → 98,000 (1 from 20 Oct 21:30)

Matched by pattern, not read: a different number can be a correction, a rising count, or two different counts.

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