Travis County has released early voting totals for the Nov. 5 ballot, which includes several measures impacting residents countywide.
The overview
The county had a single proposition item, Prop A, which included a tax rate hike aimed at expanding affordable child care options.
According to unofficial early voting results, the affordable child care measure had 270,592 early votes for and 180,102 against, before any Election Day results were tallied.
There is also a race for the county’s district attorney position, with incumbent José Garza, a Democrat, facing Republican challenger Daniel W. Betts.
Initial results reported by Travis County show Garza with a lead over Betts, with 302,359 total votes to Betts' 138,572.
Community Impact will update this article as more Election Day vote totals are released. All results are unofficial until canvassed.
Additionally, depending on where they live, Travis County residents may find various local city council positions, tax rate elections and propositions on their ballots.
Visit communityimpact.com/voter-guide/election-results to see results from all local elections in your community.
Of note
In early voting, there were 480,364 ballots cast countywide, which represents 51.93% of Travis County's 925,685 voters.
Totals from ballots cast Nov. 5 have yet to be released. Polls closed at 7 p.m., although voters who were in line at 7 p.m. were still able to cast ballots.
As of 7:06 p.m., there were still six polling locations in Travis County with over 50 minute waits.
