{"id":471249,"date":"2026-10-20T04:46:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T04:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/471249\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T04:46:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T04:46:20","slug":"north-texas-counties-report-first-day-of-early-voting-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/471249\/","title":{"rendered":"North Texas counties report first day of early voting numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Follow WFAA&#8217;s live <a data-ylk=\"slk:election results and coverage;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wfaa.com\/elections\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">election results and coverage<\/a> starting at 6 p.m. Nov. 3 on all platforms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">RELATED: <a data-ylk=\"slk:How, when to early vote in Texas midterm election;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wfaa.com\/article\/news\/local\/vote\/what-time-does-early-voting-start-in-texas-midterm-elections-2026\/287-12d8fc5b-39ca-4012-afd8-4df3655c971a\" class=\"cms__embed-related-story__link\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">How, when to early vote in Texas midterm election<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tarrant County has not shared voter totals or responded to a request for data as of 9 p.m. Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">RELATED: <a data-ylk=\"slk:Long lines greet Tarrant County voters on first day of early voting;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wfaa.com\/article\/news\/politics\/elections\/long-lines-greet-tarrant-county-voters-on-first-day-of-early-voting\/287-9b2b9d92-d1c0-461e-970c-1d555c02c21f\" class=\"cms__embed-related-story__link\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Long lines greet Tarrant County voters on first day of early voting<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow WFAA&#8217;s live election results and coverage starting at 6 p.m. Nov. 3 on all platforms. 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