At last count, Harris County early voting number below historical turnout
Voters cast ballots as early voting takes place in the polling location set up in the gym Monday, Oct. 24, 2022 at the Metropolitan Multi-Service Center in Houston, TX.than in the 2020 and 2018 elections, according to unofficial voter counts released after polls closed on Friday night.
From Oct. 24 to Nov. 4, about 736,000 people had voted at Harris County's 99 early voting locations. They accounted for aboutLocal voters are taking to the polls to elect dozens of local offices, including Harris County judge, as well as to vote on $1.2 billion in bond proposals and on statewide races for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and others.In 2020, which was a presidential election year, more than 1.
The lowered turnout could have ramifications on both local and state races, said Brandon Rottinghaus, a political science professor at the University of Houston. "Put bluntly, Democrats need turnout to be big in order to have any shot at winning," Rottinghaus said. In recent elections, Democrats have been able to draw more votes from urban areas than Republicans have from rural areas, leading the state's minority party to close gaps in statewide races and"Harris County matters a lot because it's been the biggest blue, shiny object that Democrats have been cultivating," Rottinghaus said.
Nationally, more than 34 million Americans had voted early as of Friday afternoon, according to CNN. Some states, including Georgia, have seen increases in early voter turnout.
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