Tarrant County residents wait in line to vote at the Southwest Community Center, an early voting polling place, on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Fort Worth.

Tarrant County residents wait in line to vote at the Southwest Community Center, an early voting polling place, on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Fort Worth.

Amanda McCoy

FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM

There were 46,365 early voters in Tarrant County on Thursday, which means the number of people turning out in this year’s midterm election continues to surpass 2022 and 2018.

Thursday marked the fourth day of early voting in Texas’ midterm elections. Comparatively, the 2022 midterm drew 31,017 early voters on its fourth day and 2018 drew 36,318. There were 54,826 day four early voters in the November 2024 general election, when the most recent presidential race was on the ticket.

There are more than 1.37 million registered voters in Tarrant County, compared to 1.3 million in 2024, 1.26 million in 2022 and 1.13 million in 2018.

Thursday had the lowest turnout in the county of early voting thus far, according to figures from the Tarrant County Elections Administration.

DAY 3: Busiest polling places in Tarrant County

These locations saw the most voters on Oct. 22.

Dionne Phillips Bagsby Southwest Subcourthouse (1,790)Southlake Town Hall (1,632)Keller Town Hall (1,585)ACTIV (1,556)Bedford Public Library (1,543)DAY 3: Tarrant County polling places with the fewest voters

These locations saw the fewest voters on Oct. 22.

Everman Civic Center (257)Tarrant County Election Center (388)Northside Community Center (402)Worth Heights Community Center (419)Diamond Hill/Jarvis Branch Library (440)

This story was originally published October 23, 2026 at 4:27 PM.

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