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RandySF

(82,845 posts)
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 07:17 PM 5 hrs ago

Democratic early voting surges in Texas primary, far outpacing previous elections

Democratic early voting in Texas’ primary election has surged compared to both the last midterm cycle and the most recent presidential primary.

According to data from the Texas Secretary of State, nearly 483,000 Democrats had cast early ballots in person or by mail as of Sunday. That's an increase of more than 211,000 compared with the same point in the 2022 primary.

Turnout was also significantly higher than during the 2024 presidential primary. At this stage of early voting that year, 257,680 Democrats had cast ballots in Texas.

Republican early turnout, by comparison, stands at about 446,000 ballots so far — roughly 6,000 more than at this point in 2022 but slightly lower than the more than 522,000 Republicans who had voted by this stage in the 2024 presidential primary.



https://dentonrc.com/news/state/democratic-early-voting-surges-in-texas-primary-far-outpacing-previous-elections/article_ef878558-9548-4ffb-8874-b7fe7fcb2463.html

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Democratic early voting surges in Texas primary, far outpacing previous elections (Original Post) RandySF 5 hrs ago OP
I noticed it when I voted the second day of early voting Skittles 5 hrs ago #1
These numbers made me smile LetMyPeopleVote 5 hrs ago #2
Beautiful!! SSJVegeta 5 hrs ago #4
Thisbis the kinda foreshadowing I like! SSJVegeta 5 hrs ago #3

Skittles

(170,540 posts)
1. I noticed it when I voted the second day of early voting
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 07:24 PM
5 hrs ago

VERY decent turnout which I'm pretty sure bodes well for Dems

SSJVegeta

(2,606 posts)
3. Thisbis the kinda foreshadowing I like!
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 07:56 PM
5 hrs ago

Hopefully it is a sign for turnout in all future texas elections

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