More than 50 million Americans have voted early, passing 2022 total
More than 50.5 million early votes had been cast by Saturday morning, three days before the midterms, nearly 5 million above the total early vote in 2022, according to a University of Florida analysis reported by The Guardian.
More than 50.5 million Americans had voted early in the midterm elections as of Saturday morning, The Guardian reports, citing a University of Florida analysis. That is nearly 5 million more than the total number of early votes cast in the 2022 midterms. Election Day is three days away.
The Guardian also reports that in states that collect party data, Democrats have cast more early ballots than Republicans. It describes the early vote as a record.
Earlier figures were lower. BBC News and Al Jazeera put the total at more than 43 million in reports published Thursday and Friday. Those reports do not say how the number was calculated, so they may not be directly comparable to the University of Florida count.
PBS NewsHour, citing an Associated Press analysis, reported that early voting is well ahead of the last midterm. It found especially sharp increases in states with competitive Senate races. BBC News reports that Hispanic voters have helped drive the numbers. In some battleground counties, early turnout appears to exceed overall turnout in previous elections.
Al Jazeera reports that Democrats lead in opinion polls and that President Trump is preparing for final rallies before the vote.
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- BBC NewsMore than 43 million ballots cast so far in midterms early voting surgeThu, Oct 29, 3:50 PM EDT
- PBS NewsHourMillions more Americans vote ahead of Election Day as early voting jumps across Senate battlegroundsFri, Oct 30, 10:44 AM EDT
- Al JazeeraUS midterms: 3 days to go – What latest polls say as early voting surgesSat, Oct 31, 2:59 AM EDT
- The GuardianMore than 50m Americans cast ballots in early voting with three days to go before midtermsSat, Oct 31, 12:13 PM EDT
- Al JazeeraMore than 50 million votes cast in US midterm elections: What does it mean?Sun, Nov 1, 8:32 AM EST
- The GuardianThree key takeaways from early voting in midterm electionsSun, Nov 1, 1:19 PM EST
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Earlier versions (2)
- Sat, Oct 31, 3:15 AM EDT, 3 outlets: More than 43 million have voted early with three days to midterms
- Fri, Oct 30, 10:50 AM EDT, 2 outlets: Early voting in midterms runs well ahead of 2022 pace, reports say