For the Nov. 3 general election, 27,990 Bowie County residents cast ballots either early, by mail or in person on Election Day, according to unofficial results from the county elections office. The total represents 45.1% of the county's 62,066 registered voters, with all 43 precincts reporting.
In neighboring Miller County, Arkansas, 10,798 residents cast ballots, according to the Arkansas Secretary of State's website. That figure represents 37.14% of the county's 29,074 registered voters, with all 19 precincts reporting. The Texarkana Gazette reported that the county's turnout was the 74th lowest in Arkansas. Crittenden County in Northeast Arkansas had the lowest, at 37%.