Harris County Early Voting Totals Shatter Previous Records

HOUSTON, TX — Early voting for the midterm election ended Friday with officials in Harris, Montgomery, and Fort Bend Counties all seeing record turnouts leading up to the Nov. 6 general election.

In Harris County, more than 63,000 voters cast ballots on the first day of early voting, with nearly 1 million registered voters casting ballots throughout the early voting period. The final day of early voting was the heaviest with nearly 100,000 casting ballots.

It only took four days for nearly 80,000 Fort Bend County voters to cast their early midterm ballots. However, by the end of the early voting period, a little less than half of the county’s 430,000 registered voters had cast ballots — a tally that’s still quite good for a midterm election.

In Montgomery County, which includes Conroe, Willis, and The Woodlands, more than 120,000 ballots had been cast as the early voting period began to wind down, with more than one-third of the county's 330,000 registered voters expected to cast early ballots before election day.

Texas Secretary of State Roland Pablos sent out a video Tweet encouraging all Texas voters to go to the polls and take part in their civic duty.

VIDEO: SoS @rolandopablos issues statewide message to Texas voters ahead of #ElectionDay: "Your votes will count, and your voices will be heard!"
Watch the full video & learn more about preparing to cast your ballot here-->https://t.co/RFMiuOqBER
#Vote #VoteTexas @VoteTexas pic.twitter.com/iX4kyc6lNA
— Texas Secretary of State (@TXsecofstate) November 2, 2018

Registered voters who didn't take part in early voting are encouraged to cast their ballots in the Nov. 6 general election. Polls will open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Nov. 6.

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