Record Texas early voting turnout
The gist
Early voting for the 2026 midterms opened Oct. 19 in Texas, with Harris County casting at least 104,201 ballots and beating its 2018 midterm day-one record.
The totals are provisional, and analysts say early-vote patterns don't yet reveal who is winning.
How it unfolded
- Oct 19, 2026Early voting for the 2026 midterm elections began in Texas and runs through Oct. 30; Election Day is Nov. 3.
- Oct 19, 2026Dallas County reported 76,079 voters on day one, a county record, according to County Judge Clay Jenkins.
- Oct 19, 2026Harris County reported at least 104,201 ballots by 6 p.m., surpassing the previous midterm day-one record of about 63,000 set in 2018.