Dallas County voters opened early voting Monday with a turnout that surpassed the county’s first-day totals in the past two presidential elections, according to County Judge Clay Jenkins.
In a social media post on X, Jenkins said that 76,079 voters turned out on October 19, exceeding the previous opening-day record of 60,573 in 2020, Fox 4 KDFW reported.
The reported turnout also exceeded the county’s unofficial first-day total of 56,431 in 2024 by 19,648 voters, an increase of about 35%. Compared with the 2020 opening-day figure, Monday’s count rose by 15,506, or about 26%.
In the 2018 midterms, Dallas County recorded 59,388 first-day votes, according to Jenkins. Monday’s reported count exceeded that figure by 16,691. On the first day of early voting in the 2022 midterms, 32,489 voters cast ballots.
Early voting continues through October 30 for the November 3 general election, the Texas Secretary of State’s voter information website confirmed. Registered voters may cast an early ballot at any early voting location in their county of registration.
Dallas County lists voting hours of 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. October 19-24, noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday, October 25, and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. October 26-30. Voters should check the county’s current location list before traveling to a polling place.
As The Dallas Express previously reported, voters can check their registration before heading to the polls. The state’s voter information website provides a registration lookup and directs voters with questions to their county registrar.
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