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Travis County sees highest early voting turnout in decades for a midterm
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Key Points:
- Nearly half of registered voters in Travis, Williamson, and Hays counties have voted early ahead of the 2026 midterm election, with Travis County seeing its highest midterm turnout since 1998.
- Over 450,000 people have voted early in Travis County, surpassing early voting numbers from the 2012 presidential election and the 2022 midterms by about 100,000 voters.
- Election officials have been preparing for the increased turnout, noting that primary participation was the highest since 2008.
- A backlog in voter registrations occurred due to the Texas Department of Public Safety's delay in sending records, causing some voters to cast provisional ballots.
- Travis County's tax assessor-collector confirmed that the voter registration system was fully updated last week, ensuring accurate records for Election Day on November 3.
