It was a record-setting first day of early voting in North Texas.
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Early voting for the midterm elections kicked off on Monday, Oct. 19 across Texas, with some voting locations reporting lines of voters eager to cast a ballot.
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Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins reported that 76,079 voters cast a ballot across Dallas poll locations. In the 2018 midterm election, Dallas County recorded 59,389 votes and 32,605 ballots cast in 2022, according to Texas Secretary of State data.
Collin County reports that more than 34,500 ballots were cast on Tuesday, up from 33,350 in the 2018 and a marked increase up from 18,991 ballots cast in 2022.
Denton County reports that more than 34,700 voters cast a ballot, up from 19,044 votes in 2018 and 17,416 votes in 2022.
Tarrant County has not shared voter totals or responded to a request for data as of 9 p.m. Monday.
In 2018, 41,956 Tarrant County voters cast a ballot on the first day of early voting. On the first day of early voting in 2022, 29,197 ballots were cast.
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