Updated Oct. 23 9:15 a.m.
More than 146,000 Montgomery County voters had cast ballots through nine days of early voting, and overall turnout reached just under 40% more than halfway through this year's early voting period.
As of Oct. 22, a total of 146,144 votes had been tallied in the county including 127,011 in-person and 19,133 absentee ballots. Votes by mail continue to make up a higher portion of total votes than in any previous presidential election in the county at more than 13% as of Day Nine. Overall turnout among the county's nearly 370,000 registered voters sat at 39.52% through Day Nine, higher than the 37.25% recorded through nine days of early voting in 2016's presidential election or the 34.45% turnout recorded over the same period in 2012. Early voting this year will extend five extra days past the typical 12-day period, ending next week on Oct. 30.Updated Oct. 22 9:54 a.m.
Early voting turnout in Montgomery County continues to tick upwards, as more than one-third of registered voters cast ballots as of Oct. 21.
From Oct. 13-21, a total of 131,152 votes were tallied in the county including 112,817 in-person votes and 18,335 absentee ballots. Although the rate of absentee ballots is declining as more voters turn out to polling places in person—with an increase following the opening of two additional voting sites Oct. 19—the use of absentee ballots by nearly 14% of voters so far is the highest percentage recorded through eight days of early voting in a presidential election. Overall turnout continues to outpace previous presidential elections as well. Just under 35.5% of registered Montgomery County voters have participated in early voting so far, an increase over 2016's Day Eight cumulative turnout of 33.51% and the 31.09% recorded in 2012. Updated Oct. 21 10:42 a.m.
