According to the Tarrant County Election website, a total of 389,306 ballots were cast from Oct. 24-Nov. 4, which represents 31% of all registered voters. The numbers this year show a 10% decrease from early voting in the 2018 midterm election, but a 108% increase from the 2014 midterm numbers, according to county data.
There were 52 early voting locations in the county, and 15 of those had more than 10,000 voters show up.
Keller Town Hall had the most during the 12-day period with 19,277—with 1,000 or more votes cast on 11 of those days. The Colleyville Public Library welcomed 11,134 voters and ended with 1,317 voters on Nov. 4, the largest single-day total there. The Grapevine Public Library had more than 3,000 voters on the final two days and ended with 14,822.
Southlake Town Hall recorded 13,463 votes, while the Villages of Woodland Springs had 12,373. Southlake had at least 1,000 voters during 11 of the 12 days, while Woodland Springs had a slow start but had at least 1,000 voters on seven of the final eight days.
Oct. 30 was the slowest date of voting in the county with only 11,540 voters between all of the locations. The Nov. 4 final day of early voting saw 51,754 voters show up.
Tarrant County had 55.76% turnout during the November 2018 election, an increase from both midterm elections in 2014, which saw 37.59%, and 2010, which saw 33.52%.
There were 1,254,578 registered voters for the November election, as of Sept. 23, according to the county.
Election Day voting hours will run from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. on Nov. 8. Registered voters can vote at any polling location in the county.
Several statewide offices, including governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general, will be decided by voters in this general election. Voters will also elect a county judge, which is the top elected position at the county level, as well as several other county offices.
There are free rides being offered to voters, through a partnership with the Tarrant County Commissioners Court.
