Harris County set a third straight early voting record on Wednesday, according to Harris County Elections.
In-person turnout reached 93,417 on the third day of early voting, the most for the third day of any midterm in county records going back to 1998. The previous high was 62,476, set in 2018.
Through three days, 297,985 people have voted in person in Harris County, the most at this point of any midterm. The previous high was 190,445, in 2018.
Counting 29,706 mail ballots, 327,691 people have voted early so far, about 11.9% of the county’s registered voters.
The busiest polling sites so far, by check-ins, are the Richard and Meg Weekley Community Center, with 9,941, the Metropolitan Multiservice Center, with 9,223, and Juergens Hall Community Center, with 8,144.
Statewide data from the Texas Secretary of State shows 1,934,269 early voters after three days, about 10.2% of 19 million registered voters.
Harris, Dallas, Denton, and Hidalgo counties are well ahead of their 2018 pace at the same point. The state’s count does not yet include all votes from Webb County.
You can follow the numbers on ABC13’s Early Voting Tracker.
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