{"id":1002701,"date":"2018-10-23T13:48:20","date_gmt":"2018-10-23T13:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1002701"},"modified":"2024-05-23T20:15:31","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T20:15:31","slug":"early-vote-surges-across-the-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/early-vote-surges-across-the-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Vote Surges Across The Country"},"content":{"rendered":"

Early voting numbers have surged across the country, showing an increase in voter engagement and a good early sign for Democrats. See for yourself:<\/p>\n

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GEORGIA:<\/p>\n

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Valdosta Daily Times<\/a>: \u201cEarly voting robust across Georgia\u201d<\/p>\n

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Savannah Morning News<\/a>: \u201cThousands turn out to vote early in Chatham County\u201d<\/p>\n

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NEW MEXICO:<\/p>\n

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KOAT<\/a>: \u201cDemocrats showing up in droves to vote early\u201d<\/p>\n

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TENNESSEE:<\/p>\n

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Associated Press<\/a>: \u201cTennesseans are voting in record numbers with close to 350,000 ballots cast in the first three days of early voting.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Knoxville News Sentinel<\/a>: \u201cMore Knox County voters came to cast their ballot on the first day of early voting Wednesday than any election in the county\u2019s history. As an encore Thursday, even more people showed up to vote.\u201d<\/p>\n

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INDIANA:<\/p>\n

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Indy Star<\/a>: \u201cEarly voting is surging in Central Indiana. Here are 3 reasons why.\u201d<\/p>\n

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MICHIGAN:<\/p>\n

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The Detroit News<\/a>: \u201cMich. Democrats buoyed by absentee voting surge, record turnout predictions\u201d<\/p>\n

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FLORIDA:<\/p>\n

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Tampa Bay Times<\/a>: \u00a0\u201cMore than a million Florida voters have chosen a new governor, a full two weeks before Election Day. And the first day of early voting in the state’s largest, Democratic-leaning counties suggests a much stronger turnout in 2018 than in 2014.\u201d<\/p>\n

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NEVADA:<\/p>\n

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Huffington Post<\/a>: \u201cDemocrats See Strong Enthusiasm As Nevada Early Voting Begins\u201d<\/p>\n

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Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/a>: \u201cEarly voting tops 30,000 in Clark County, shattering record\u201d<\/p>\n

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Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/a>: \u201cOnly two days of early voting in Nevada are in the books, but the record-setting numbers signify an \u2018unusually high\u2019 midterm election turnout.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Las Vegas Now<\/a>: \u201cTens of thousands of people have already cast their vote in just the first few days of early voting in Clark County. In fact, the turnout on both Saturday and Sunday broke records.\u201d<\/p>\n

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TEXAS:<\/p>\n

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Texas Tribune<\/a>: \u201cTexas sees huge turnout on first day of early voting\u201d<\/p>\n

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Dallas Morning News<\/a>: \u201cMore than 55,000 Dallas County residents have voted early so far, surpassing last midterm election in 2014\u201d<\/p>\n

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Houston Chronicle<\/a>: \u00a0\u201cHarris County smashes early voting record\u201d<\/p>\n

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Houston Chronicle<\/a>: \u201cShocking turnout for first day of early voting in Houston\u201d<\/p>\n

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Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/a>: \u201cTens of thousands of voters headed to the polls Monday in Tarrant County \u2014 in a near-record turnout \u2014 on the first day of early voting in Texas for the midterm election.\u201d<\/p>\n

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MINNESOTA:<\/p>\n

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Twin Cities Pioneer Press<\/a>: \u201cMinnesota\u2019s early voting continues to outpace 2016 election\u201d

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The Mankato Free Press<\/a>: \u201cEarly voting skyrocketing in south-central Minnesota\u201d<\/p>\n

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SOUTH DAKOTA:<\/p>\n

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KELO<\/a>: \u201cAt this point in the 2014 election, about 1,600 people had voted.\u00a0 It means that nearly twice as many have already voted in this one.\u201d

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WISCONSIN:<\/p>\n

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WAOW-ABC 9<\/a>: \u201cWisconsin reports strong early voting\u201d<\/p>\n

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Early voting numbers have surged across the country, showing an increase in voter engagement and a good early sign for Democrats. See for yourself:   GEORGIA:   Valdosta Daily Times: \u201cEarly voting robust across Georgia\u201d   Savannah Morning News: \u201cThousands turn out to vote early in Chatham County\u201d   NEW MEXICO:   KOAT: \u201cDemocrats showing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1002701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nEarly Vote Surges Across The Country - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/early-vote-surges-across-the-country\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-10-23T13:48:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-05-23T20:15:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/early-vote-surges-across-the-country\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/early-vote-surges-across-the-country\/\",\"name\":\"Early Vote Surges Across The Country - 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