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Early voter turnout shows promising numbers in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Early voting has officially wrapped up for the Oct. 11 election, and Orleans Parish saw one of its strongest turnouts in years. Nearly 39,000 people cast their ballots early, ... Read More

Your Local Election Headquarters: Early voting turnout in Southwest Virginia

ABINGDON, Va. (WJHL) — Early voting for the Nov. 4, 2025, Virginia gubernatorial election is well underway in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and local polling officials are giving an update on turnout ... Read More

Experts caution against over-reliance on polls as early voting shows mixed trends

(WSET) — In just six weeks, folks in the Commonwealth will be headed to the ballot box to make their voices heard. There's a lot at stake; three statewide seats and all 100 seats in the House of ... Read More

What weeks of early-voting data tell us about how Democrats and Republicans are turning out in 2024

Early voting is getting underway throughout the country, including in key battleground states like Georgia, where more than 300,000 people voted Tuesday, the first day of early voting. While Virginia ... Read More

Low turnout expected as early voting begins for judicial election and tax renewal

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - As early voting gets underway for an off-cycle election in Baton Rouge, pollsters are predicting a low voter turnout, consistent with similar elections. Louisiana political ... Read More

Virginia early voting sees historic turnout; Republican districts lead in ballots cast

RICHMOND, Va. (7News) — Virginia’s early voting is off to a historic start, with 146,223 ballots cast in the first week, according to the Virginia Public Access Project (VPAP). That’s more than double ... Read More

Bay Area voter turnout is staggering: See the early voting numbers where you live

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- We're exactly two weeks away from Election Day, but voting is already very much underway in the San Francisco Bay Area. Early voting numbers obtained by ABC7 News show a quarter ... Read More

Charlotte’s early voting numbers top prior years. What to know for Election Day

Charlotte voters will choose candidates for mayor and council in the September primary. In The Charlotte Observer’s voter guide for the election, read about Mayor Vi Lyles, the most competitive ... Read More

Early voting turnout in New Orleans more than doubled 2017 mayor's race numbers. See the data.

Turnout in early voting for New Orleans' Oct. 11 election was more than double what it was for the city’s 2017 municipal primary, a sign of excitement among voters as they decide who should lead the ... Read More