Early voting in Van Zandt County ends Oct. 30, and voters will turn to Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 18 polling locations in the county.

As of the end of business on Tuesday, Oct. 27, a total of 9,618 early votes had been cast in the Nov. 3 General Election, according to numbers released by Elections Administrator Shannon Maddox. Maddox will release the final early voting totals on Monday, Nov. 2.

The ballot includes races for U.S. Senator, U.S. Representative for District 5, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Comptroller of Public Accounts, Commissioner of the General Land Office, Commissioner of Agriculture, Railroad Commissioner and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, along with special elections.