{"id":471339,"date":"2026-10-20T06:50:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T06:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/471339\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T06:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T06:50:10","slug":"north-texas-counties-report-first-day-of-early-voting-numbers-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/471339\/","title":{"rendered":"North Texas counties report first day of early voting numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was a record-setting first day of early voting in North Texas. <\/p>\n

DALLAS \u2014 Follow WFAA’s live election results and coverage<\/a> starting at 6 p.m. Nov. 3 on all platforms.<\/p>\n

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.\u00a0<\/p>\n

RELATED: How, when to early vote in Texas midterm election<\/a><\/p>\n


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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.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tarrant County has not shared voter totals or responded to a request for data as of 9 p.m. Monday.<\/p>\n

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

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