Nearly 20,000 Victoria County voters cast ballots in person or by mail before Tuesday's general election, according to unofficial figures released by county election officials. The county reported 18,207 in-person early votes and 1,601 mail-in ballots, for a combined total of 19,808.
According to the county's turnout-by-age data, voters ages 65 and older made up much of the early vote during the first week. Participation shifted in the final days of early voting. On the final Friday, voters ages 45 to 64 cast about 750 ballots, the highest single-day total for that age group. Voters ages 25 to 44 cast about 610 ballots, and those 65 and older cast about 410.
Voters ages 18 to 24 cast fewer than 110 ballots on most days, rising to about 170 on the final Friday. Early voting ran for 12 days.