More than 197K ballots cast during first week of voting in Denton County

Early voting kicked off in Denton County Oct. 19, and 197,201 residents cast their ballots in person or by mail by the end of the day Oct. 25, according to data from the Texas Secretary of State's website. 

The breakdown

Those 197,201 ballots translate to over 28% of registered voters, an 8% increase from the first week of early voting in 2022, the last midterm election, according to the SOS's website. The total number of voters during the same timespan in 2022 was 116,552, or 20.49%.

There are 688,032 registered voters in Denton County this year. 191,483 residents voted in person and 5,718 voted by mail by the end of the day Oct. 25, state data shows. 

The final day to vote during the early voting period is Oct. 30, and election day is Nov. 3

Denton County residents can vote at any of the 54 county voting locations during the early voting period but only at their precinct location between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on election day.

According to the Denton County Election Office’s website, early voting hours from Oct. 26-30 are from 7 a.m.-7 p.m.

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