More than 53 million Americans have voted early in the midterms, above the 2022 early-vote total
About 53.1 million people had cast early ballots in person or by mail by Sunday morning US East Coast time, according to a University of Florida analysis reported by Al Jazeera, compared with about 46 million early votes in the 2022 midterms. Election Day is Tuesday 3 November.
As of 11:56 GMT on Sunday 1 November: 53.14 million Americans had voted early in the US midterm elections, according to a University of Florida analysis reported by Al Jazeera. The figure included about 29 million in-person votes and about 23 million mail ballots, out of roughly 210 million registered voters.
About 46 million people had voted early in the 2022 midterm elections, Al Jazeera reported.
In states where voters register with a party, more than 11 million registered Democrats had voted early, compared with about 8 million registered Republicans, according to the University of Florida analysis. The figures do not show which candidates people voted for.
More than 7 million people had voted early in Texas, over 1.5 million more than in the 2022 midterms, the analysis showed. Citing an Associated Press analysis, Al Jazeera reported that early voting was up 83% in South Carolina, 44% in Maine and 34% in Kansas compared with the same point in 2022, and that Michigan had recorded about 409,000 more early votes, an increase of 32%. All four states have Senate races on the ballot.
Election Day is Tuesday 3 November, when voters decide control of both chambers of Congress. Early voting totals are fast-moving and are still being updated.
Earlier: More than 43 million Americans have voted early ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections.
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