Early Voting Tops 43 Million as Absentee Ballots Near 350,000
WHO:
BBC News - Hispanic voters contributed to the early-voting totals.
CT News Junkie - Registered Democrats, registered Republicans, minor-party voters, and unaffiliated voters cast ballots.
WHAT:
Newsweek - Texas had recorded nearly 6 million early votes, 50 percent more than the 4.2 million Texans who had voted by the same point in the 2022 midterms.
MPR News - Nearly 729,000 Minnesotans had voted in person, by mail, or by absentee ballot, more than in any other nonpresidential-year election in the state. Minnesota could reach or exceed 1 million votes before Election Day.
CT News Junkie - Connecticut had received 47,128 absentee ballots: 24,234 from Democrats, 8,637 from Republicans, 13,625 from unaffiliated voters, and 632 from minor-party members.
ABC News - Nearly 45 million people had voted early, surpassing the early-voting total at the same point in the 2022 midterm election.
Newsweek - Georgia’s early in-person voting had passed a recent record, with one day remaining.
BBC News - More than 43 million ballots had been cast in early voting for the midterm elections.
BBC News - Early-voting numbers appeared to exceed overall turnout in previous elections in some battleground counties.
CT News Junkie - Early voting and absentee-ballot totals were nearing 350,000 after 10 days.
CT News Junkie - A total of 32,011 votes were cast Wednesday: 13,393 by registered Democrats, 7,257 by Republicans, and 11,361 by minor-party and unaffiliated voters.
WHERE:
Newsweek - Texas’s early-voting total was nearing 6 million.
MPR News - Minnesota’s early-voting total had surpassed the state’s previous nonpresidential-year election totals.
BBC News - Some battleground counties had early-voting numbers that appeared to outpace overall turnout in previous elections.
WHEN:
MPR News - Minnesota’s nearly 729,000-vote tally was reported as of Friday morning.
WHY:
BBC News - Hispanic voters helped drive the high early-voting numbers.
(UPDATED October 31, 2026 01:01 UTC)
Nearly 45 million Americans voted early, surpassing the comparable point in 2022. Texas neared six million votes. Minnesota set a nonpresidential-year record, with Hispanic voters contributing to strong turnout.
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(UPDATED October 30, 2026 17:00 UTC)
Nearly 45 million people have voted early, surpassing the 2022 midterm pace. Georgia early voting has also broken a recent record. Connecticut has received more than 47,000 absentee ballots.
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(UPDATED October 30, 2026 15:06 UTC)
Nearly 45 million people voted early, surpassing the comparable point in the previous midterm election. Georgia’s in-person early voting also broke a recent record, with one day remaining. Hispanic voters contributed to strong turnout, alongside Democrats, Republicans, minor-party and unaffiliated voters.
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(UPDATED October 30, 2026 08:06 UTC)
More than 43 million ballots have been cast early in the midterm elections. Early voting has exceeded previous overall turnout in some battleground counties. Hispanic voters contributed to the surge, alongside voters across party affiliations.