Early voting for the Nov. 3 general election ends Friday, Oct. 30. Through Tuesday, Oct. 27, more than 5.6 million Texans had voted early in person or by mail, according to the Texas Secretary of State. That is about 29.8% of the state's registered voters.
KERA, citing state data, reported that turnout at the same point in early voting was about 21% in 2022 and 24% in 2018.
In the border region, Kinney County had the highest early turnout rate so far, at about 40.1% of registered voters, according to the Secretary of State. Maverick County's rate, about 18.3%, was below the statewide rate. Webb County had 32,924 early ballots, about 21.9% of registered voters.
The state's figures are unofficial and may differ slightly from daily counts posted by county election offices.