Early Voting Hits 50 Million as Democrats Gain Edge in Senate Battlegrounds
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Updated · The New York Times · Nov 2
Early Voting Hits 50 Million as Democrats Gain Edge in Senate Battlegrounds
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Nov 2
Summary
About 50 million ballots had been cast by Monday morning, with early voting already topping 2022 levels in every major Senate battleground ahead of Tuesday's midterm Election Day.
Registered Democrats increased their share of the early vote in several key states, while Republicans have few clear positives after benefiting from strong early in-person turnout in 2024.
Maine, South Carolina and Texas are posting early-turnout levels closer to the 2024 presidential election, pointing to a potentially high-turnout midterm on par with 2018 and 2022.
Roughly half of votes in recent elections have still been cast on Election Day, leaving the early-vote surge more useful as a turnout signal than a reliable predictor of who will win.