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2026 Early Voting Starts With Record First
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth • • nation
Key Points:
- Early voting for the 2026 midterm elections began on Oct. 19 in Texas, with North Texas counties reporting record first-day turnout compared to previous midterms.
- Dallas County saw 76,079 voters on the first day, a significant increase from both the 2024 presidential and 2022 midterm elections.
- Tarrant, Denton, and Collin counties also experienced higher early voting numbers than the 2022 midterms, though all had lower turnout compared to the 2024 presidential election.
- Collin County faced printer issues at about 10 early voting locations on Monday morning, causing some voters to leave, but the problem was not countywide and service was restored later.
- Early voting continues through Oct. 30, with Election Day scheduled for Nov. 3.
