Travis County, Texas, logs highest midterm early turnout since 1998
The gist
More than 450,000 people voted early in Travis County, Texas, the highest midterm early turnout since 1998.
Record early voting shifts focus to Election Day results and long local ballots.
How it unfolded
- Mar 3, 2026Unofficial primary results showed incumbent Brigid Shea winning the Travis County commissioner Precinct 2 race, while George Morales and Susanna Ledesma-Woody headed to a runoff for Precinct 4; Travis County voters gave Texas Rep. James Talarico more than 75% in the U.S. Senate race.
- May 26, 2026Montserrat Garibay beat Kathie Tovo in the Democratic race for Texas House District 49 with more than 60% of the vote, and George Morales beat Susanna Ledesma-Woody for Precinct 4 Commissioner with 55%.
- Oct 19, 2026Nearly 41,000 people cast a ballot on the first day of early voting, surpassing every first-day turnout record for a midterm election this century; about 4.3% of the county's 952,713 registered voters voted, versus 2.8% in 2022 and 4.14% in 2018.