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Early voting underway in Texas, with strong turnout reported in Harris County

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Early voting is underway in Texas ahead of the midterm elections, with several outlets reporting strong participation. Harris County recorded nearly 328,000 early voters through the third day of voting, according to Click2Houston, while ABC13 Houston described the county’s early-voting numbers as record-setting.

NPR reported that voters are casting ballots in a closely contested U.S. Senate race that could help determine the balance of power in Washington. Reports also noted discrepancies between statewide early-voting data and figures released by individual counties.

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Early voting underway in Texas, with strong turnout reported in Harris County

Early voting is underway in Texas ahead of the midterm elections, with several outlets reporting strong participation. Harris County recorded nearly 328,000 early voters through the third day of voting, according to Click2Houston, while ABC13 Houston described the county’s early-voting numbers as record-setting. NPR reported that voters are casting ballots in a closely contested U.S. Senate race that could help determine the balance of power in Washington. Reports also noted discrepancies between statewide early-voting data and figures released by individual counties, but did not provide enough detail to establish the cause or scale of those differences.counties.

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0 90 180 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 29 Oct 30 Oct 31 Oct 1 Nov 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 28 Oct 00:15 UTC · Early voting underway in Texas amid closely watched Senate race 28 Oct 06:12 UTC · Early voting underway across Texas as reports point to high turnout 28 Oct 12:19 UTC · Texas early voting begins amid closely watched U.S. Senate race 28 Oct 18:16 UTC · Early voting accelerates as states weigh voter ID rules 29 Oct 00:14 UTC · Early voting records fall in Georgia and across Texas ahead of Election Day

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  • 20% registered voters · from 28 Oct 16:45, 2 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) → 1,640,652 (1 from 28 Oct 21:03) → 40,000 (1 from 31 Oct 02:00) → 4,000 (1 from 31 Oct 04:45)
  • 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)
  • registered voters: 10% (1 from 19 Oct 21:30) → 18% (1 from 27 Oct 16:45) → 20% (2 from 28 Oct 16:45) → 31% (1 from 31 Oct 04:15)
  • 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) → 521,000 (1 from 28 Oct 20:00)

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