Politics & Government
1.77M Ballots Already Cast In PA: See Latest Data
Along with the presidential race, PA has 17 U.S. House seats and a Senate race on the ballot. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday.

PENNSYLVANIA — Close to 1.8 million Pennsylvania voters have already cast their ballots in Tuesday’s 2024 presidential election, joining nearly 76.5 million Americans who have cast mail-in or early in-person votes.
The latest tally from the Department of State is 1,790,319 ballots returned.
According to a Monday analysis by NBC News of data from election officials across the country, 57 percent of early votes in Pennsylvania were cast by Democrats, 33 percent were by Republicans and 10 percent were by people who haven’t declared a party.
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Polls are open in Pennsylvania from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 5. All mail-in or absentee ballots must be returned to their county election office or an officially-designated return site for their county.
Not all Pennsylvania residents who requested a mail-in ballot had returned them by Monday. The returned ballots represent 55 percent of those requested by Democrats, 33 percent by Republicans and 12 percent by no-party voters.
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The campaigns of both former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, and his Democratic opponent Vice President Kamala Harris have pushed early voting to bank votes ahead of Election Day. Of early votes cast nationally, 41 percent have been cast by Democrats, 39 percent by Republicans and 20 percent by no-party voters.
Besides the all-important presidential race, Pennsylvania voters will decide 17 U.S. House races and the U.S. Senate race between incumbent Democrat Bob Casey and Republican Dave McCormick on the federal ballot, as well as candidates for the state General Assembly, attorney general, auditor general, and treasurer.
Pennsylvania voters can check their registration online by providing their name, state driver’s license or PennDOT ID card number, or check over the phone by calling their county elections office.
The Department of State also has an online resource where voters can enter their address to find a polling place.
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